anythinggoes

This is a short story I wrote. Parts of it are true, parts are not.

It was a grey evening in April, and the rain was beating down on the ground. Just leaving a meeting my sister and I race to the car, and drive away. The way home was cool and calm. It was the first time in years my sister and I had to ourselves. We talked up a storm. She pulled into the grocery store parking lot. She got out and said, ” I will be right back.” Ten minutes later here she comes running to the car. She gets into the car and is laughing hysterically. About what I don’t know, but I soon join in with her. The laughter soon ended. The music overcomes the noise of the rain. We pulled away onto the road. A redlight, good. One of the few times anyone has said that a redlight was a good thing. Singing aloud my sister and I pay no attention to the lights or anything going on around us. Someone behind us honks, there is a green arrow for us to go. My sister slowly creeps forward to make the left turn. From nowhere a car zips around the corner and hits us. Before it hit us I see it coming towards us and yell to my sister, “Car!” Than a loud crash and we are broadsided. Shards of metal, sparks, and broken glass go flying everywhere. I feel my legs go numb, before we hit a light pole. At our speed it didn’t break right away. The car got closer and closer to me, the door dug into my skin more and more. The searing pain and blood are unbearable, it feels as if my legs are on fire. The last thing I hear is the breaking of the light pole and the snap, crack, and pop of the wires. I strain to open my eyes and look over to my sister. Besides some minor cuts and bruises she looks fine. I give her a quick smile, then close my eyes. That evening my life changed forever. I am ignored by friends and family, no one listens to me, no one sees me. They all talk about me and think about me. “He could have been a good person”, and he could have been this and could have done that..if only he was here today. I am here, but you will never see me or hear me, I will always be in the back of your mind to help you on your way. Never forget me, always remember.

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