From the scratch chapter eleven

From the scratch chapter eleven

A Story by Linda alexander

It was a very good gospel speech during Sunday service at Catholic Church nearby. I usually drive motorcycle with few of my friends especially on Sundays and certain holidays. It is a hobby for some of us. Paul my close friend comes with me not only motorcycle ride but almost accompanies me everywhere I go including work. His sister is very sweet lady and I love to have her as girl friend but she is seeing someone at present. Five of us will will drive our motorcycles and a couple of neighbors altogether there may be ten or twelve. I filled up the gas and Paul too even a day before on Saturday. I went to Paul’s house, he is one year older than me and he is the one ditched Christina. we all went for the bike ride. There was a teenager driving with his mom and the car had the learner sign on the back windshield. She might have heard by the noise of the motorcycle or our appearances that girl came to opposite line and hit four of us . All of us suddenly became airborne and I got most injuries including brain bleed. We all had fractures of upper extremities but I had three rib fractures, small fractures at the femur head of right hip joint and one clavicle fracture. All of us had helmets during motor vehicle accident. Christina came to Joanna’s apartment. The minute the front door opened Christina started running in to living room couch and started crying. What happened Christina is your grandpa ok. No it is not him but it is Chris. His mother called me from her friend’s house as Chris dropped her in their house after church. Chris went to ride his motorcycle and now I am hearing this terrible news from his mother. Chris is in ICU and needs brain surgery they had to put a burr hole in his skull and evacuate the blood and the piece of the skull they took it saved in his abdominal muscle. They drilled a burr hole by taking a small piece of skull in the brain and they will put that bone inside the scalp later when they will close it. Christina if I go now will I be able to see Chris Joanna enquired to Christina. He will be in the post operative area and intensive care after that is what Mrs. Simon mom of Chris told me. He can be in the operating room now and he may be in the ICU for at least a week. There will be limit for visitors when he comes to the regular floor. Maybe we both should try to meet his mom. We can go now and his mom will be there at waiting surgical waiting area. I can’t believe his life turned at 360° in one fine Sunday morning and that 29 year old in good health is a question mark when thinking about quality life. Sconce and technology advanced a lot so he may recover fully beber know. Life is not fair. Do you know Joanna? He saved my life . I heard bits and pieces but I don’t know the full story anyway I’m not in a mood to say the full story that’s OK. I understand if you need me call me anytime and I’ll be here in your apartment ask Chris is not there in your apartment time being anytime. Feel free to come and stay with me and it would be helpful his mom too. We both need to take care of her too. Of course but this will push me more harder into my depression Things happen sometimes in most bizarre ways and we do not have control Christina started crying so loud. Joanna got really nervous and scared thinking this may trigger another suicide attempt from Christina. Joanna do not worry I won’t do anything crazy and I am not in the gray area when it comes to my depression and suicidal ideations. Joanna took a deep breath as if it was so deep and sounded like a relief. She enquired Josnna are you free this week end?
I was about to ask Chris will he consider me as his girlfriend and his mother likes me a lot and she told me openly she don’t mind to see me as his Daughter-in-law, so it really tough Joanna. I don’t know why life is like so unfair to me I almost I tried to take my own life now somebody who helped me is between life and death. This is too much at a time one day at and she kept on crying. I feel like you should stay in my apartment today. Please don’t go to your apartment. I feel the same. We will go to mom of Chris first. I need a coffee which we can get it on the way. I have a horrible headache and grab some ibuprofen or Tylenol on our way to hospital. Christian and Noanna visited mom of Chris at hospital surprisingly his mom appeared way calmer than both of us. She told us surgeries went well. Clavicle injury does not need intervention except sling other injuries need rehab but he will be back to normal. The brain bleed was small and the small burr hole surgeon put it to decrease swelling and things are in favour for Chris. We both returned to Joanna’s apartment and we ate left over food from refrigerator which was cooked my Mrs. Simon. You are a great friend Joanna . I may go to sleep early I can sleep in the couch . You can sleep in my room too or next room. It is up to you. I will sleep in the couch and Christina was snorting even before Joanna went to bed. Christina’s face were swollen after crying a lot.

© 2025 Linda alexander


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Linda alexander
Linda alexander

New Hyde Park, NY



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I am a writer and I used to write since I was nineteen years old. I grew up in a house with huge library. I read some of those books to be accurate I will say very few. I saw individuals reading day a.. more..