Short Life

💫Chapter one💫

     They say just before you die your whole life flashes before your eyes, but that's not how it happens to me. It was a normal day I had just come home from a long day at school. My best friend wasn't there, she always brings my mood up and keeps me happy but, people wouldn't leave me alone so I was aggravated all day. I'm suppose to be the nice kid at school so I couldn't say anything back to them sadly. I didn't think anything could make the day worse. The only thing I looked forward to all day was to see my puppy and play with her. When I get home my pup comes up to me whining and wanting attention like always but, I can't leave her, she's too cute. Turns out she was warning me. I was too blind to see it. She starts to bark at me but, I ignore it. In the other room, my parents are fighting like always so I just walk away from it like always and go upstairs to my sister's room. She hates it when I go in there, she always tells me that it's weird that her brother is always in her room. I can't help it though she's always huddled up in there, hiding away from the real world stuck on her phone. She never leaves that room, or even text me, I'm always ignored by her. She hates me, but she also loves me. When I go in there she yells at me every time, I never get a chance to talk to her. 
"ELI GET OUT" she screams and points to the door
"Can I stay in here till mom and dad are done fighting?" I ask slowly walking in 
"NO...Wait...they're fighting again? Really? Let's go listen in"  she gets up
"I don't think we should...it sounds like its getting nasty" I shut the door
"Your right but it sounds like its getting good" She opens the door and goes into the hall
"That's not a good idea"  I try to pull her back in
"Well I'm going" She slaps my hand and walks in the hall
"Via don't! Ple..." I slowly follow
She was gone before I could finish my sentence.  We walk downstairs because I couldn't leave her alone down there. What if she gets hurt? I could never let that happen...I would never forgive myself. Via was my best friend I couldn't lose her. I overthink this stuff way to much, I need out of my head. We walk into the living room where we can see the kitchen, that's where they are at fighting. I can't see my mom because of the wall but, I do have a perfect view of what is sitting on the counter. Alcohol... My dad keeps drinking even during the fight, he doesn't stop. He never stops, no matter what happens. The thing that makes fights worse...alcohol. That one drink can ruin everything in less than 10 minutes. One man cannot stand one bottle of alcohol without violence. Which was very correct. Mom screams one thing at him "Eli isn't even YOUR KID only VIA IS!"  I see him swing at her but, she moves out of his way and runs to her room.  OH YEAH WELL I CHEATED." These words shook my mom's world.  She couldn't believe that he did that to her... Dad slurs all of his words and stumbles everywhere. She got so mad, she stormed off into the bedroom. Dad picks up something. He picks up his bottle of alcohol and chucks it at me "You GET OUT your not even MY KID LEAVE THIS HOUSE" He screams as he stumbles into the kitchen table
Lucky I catch the bottle and set it down before he tries to get it back and hurts Via. I hear a sound of clicking in my parent's bedroom, a sound that I have never heard before. My mom walks out with a gun to her side. Dad sees her come out and makes fun of her.
"Oh you're..so... scared you have to bring a gun?" He laughs as he falls down and hits a wall. 
She aims it at my dad and looks at Via and me, and tells us to go to our rooms.
"Eli come on! Mom said to go" Via yells and she walks to the steps
"I can't...what about dad? He's going to get hurt!" I say turning around to walk towards dad
"You are too if you don't come with me! I can't lose you plus he's not even your dad!" she grabs my arm
"I'm sorry Via but, I have to help him...even if he's not my dad" I smack her hand so she lets go.
"Eli please I can't lose you," She says breaking down
"Via, I'm sorry" as I walk to Dad
I was caught in the fight, but not just any fight...a gun fight. My mom aims the gun at my dad.
"You said you loved me! You said you would NEVER lie!" Mom Screams
"You cheated FIRST!" Dad gets close to her
"We weren't even MARRIED" She shoves him back
"STILL COUNTS" He goes to grab the gun
"I KNEW THIS WOULD NEVER LAST" She pushes him back
He stumbles into a side table. He picks up the vase on it. He looks at my mom and chucks it at her. Some of the water splashed on me. My mom stumbles but then moves back and aims at his heart. I knew where it was heading. My dad was going to die if I didn't do something about it.
"I'm sorry," Mom says she turns off the safety
She moves her hand to the trigger. I realize what was going to happen. I run in front of him right before she shoots, she pulls the trigger because she's so scared.  The bullet coming to me any second now.
*Boom*
She shot...She didn't shoot my dad. She shot me. It hits me on the right side of my chest. Blood starts to pour out. All I could see was black. I could hear people yelling. I heard "call 911" over and over.  I think some crying and sirens in the distance. I could feel pressure on my chest. I felt something wet going towards my hands. Then I get picked up, my whole body limp. I can't move or say a thing. There was nothing there for me to see. I could only remember one thing and it was something I was told as a kid. When you die, you have seven minutes to recap your whole life. I thought it was real, but I guess it was all a lie. I was only 14 so I should have remembered at least something. I thought I should have felt something at least. Even if I died I should have felt something. I shouldn't be able to think. My chest was in excruciating pain. I was in and out of reality. I see people by my sides yelling then darkness. I see lights moving fast above me...then darkness. I see a woman crying...then darkness. I thought I had woken up because I had gotten up and walked around the strange place I was in...the darkness.   Nothing... I felt trapped. I can't see anything. The only thing I heard was a woman's voice screaming. It was very loud but, I couldn't make out of who it was. I feel pressure on my chest and face. I can feel something dripping on me. I can hear people sniffling. I wish I could scream. I need to let these people know that I'm okay. I try to yell but, nothing comes out. I can't open my eyes. I feel a tube down my throat. A pinch in my arm. I hear beeping all around me. I hear crying and sobbing all around me. I smell flowers and rubbing alcohol. I feel a slight tap on my arm. I still can't wake up.
                    *Days later*
I need to wake up. It seems to be a month now. I'm worried about my family, they need to know that I'm okay. They need to know that everything is okay and that I'm okay. I'm not dead, but I'm barely alive. I try to open my eyes but, it didn't work. I try again. I can see, I woke up. My mom is asleep in the corner, it's dark outside. I look at the clock at 4:48 am. I look around hoping to find a doctor around somewhere. There's a remote next to be with a red button to call the nurse. I click it twice and a red light shines above me. She sees that I'm awake in the window and she calls in the doctor. I can't sit up because of the tube in my throat but, I can see her in my peripheral vision. The doctor rushes in, he turns on the light. My mom is still asleep. The doctor tries to wake her. It doesn't seem to work.
"Mom..." I say trying to get up
She opens an eye and freaks out
"YOUR AWAKE! I KNEW YOU WOULD" she shouts, as she stands up
She comes to me. I flinch and scoot back. She looks at me wide-eyed and goes back. I don't want her near me. I don't want her to touch me. I don't want her to even look at me. I start to tear up a little.
"I didn't mean to...Eli" Mom whispers and backs up 
"I..I.." I try to say but I can't speak.
"Here let me get that for you," The doctor says
He lays me down and tells me that its gonna hurt a little. He pulls the tube out. That was one of the worse pains I have felt. I feel like he didn't care. Well compared to me getting shot but, this was another. 
"I...Can't..." I try to say and I lay back down
I want to tell her that I can't believe that she did that and why wouldn't she talk to him about it. My life has gone downhill fast.
¨Eli...You're Okay!" Via screams and starts to tear up
¨Yeah...I made sure I was" I say
We both start to tear up.
¨Man up¨ I say to make her laugh and tap her on the shoulder
¨Shush. I thought I lost you¨ she giggles a little
I try to sit up and I don't see my dad anywhere.
"Where..where...is dad?" I say looking around
"He's not allowed to be in the same room as me," Mom states trying not to make eye contact with me
"Then leave" I point to the door
"Eli...please I can't...Eli.." She walks towards me
"GET OUT please..." I say looking away still pointing at the door
Mom starts to tear up and she walks out.  I see in the window that there's a police officer. That's why she didn't want to leave...That's why she begged me to let her stay I thought to myself. Mom got arrested because she shot me. I see her try to punch my dad, she misses. The officer grabs her arms and handcuffs her, first the right wrist...then left. She tries to run but they push her the ground for at least five minutes. When they stand her up, she looks in the window and starts to ball her eyes out and say some words that I'm not allowed to repeat as dad walks in. He looks at me and says nothing, he only tears up a little and looks at Via.