Gone

One day turns into hell for this girl, and her life changes forever.

I remember the last day of 9th grade when I walked home from school.

Oh how hot and oppressive it was outside, but what do you expect in California?

It's like a sauna in the summertime. My house was exactly 7 blocks away from the school, it doesn't seem far you say? But just wait until you walk there.

Most of my friends didn't come to school so I just walked alone. I was used to being alone anyway.

I stopped at the 7/11 up ahead and got a slurpee, strawberry and cola was my favorite.

As I walked out of the store, I saw a guy in a van in the parking lot staring me down.

Knowing myself, I didn't really think much of it, I was used to people staring at me so

I continued to sip my slurpee and exit the parking lot.

The man started his car as soon as I exited and something in my head told me to walk a bit

faster. While I turned to the right he turned to the left and a rush of relief had come over me.

I walked down the street beginning the long journey that was ahead.

It was the last day of school and I couldn't have been any happier....

Okay well maybe I could've been, but atleast I wasn't miserable.

I jumped and skipped and ran enjoying the beautiful smell of fresh cut grass and I was having

the best time of my life......

Until I saw the guy and the van again..

This time he had drove up next to me, driving slow as ever.

"Want a ride?" He said in a country tone,

"It sure is too hot for a pretty thang like you to be walking." He continued.

"No thanks." I said with a quaint smile.

I continued my journey but the man continued to follow.

"Oh come on sweetheart, I got the A.C on in here and everythang. You gonna catch a heatstroke if you walk any farther." He stated reassuringly.

At that moment it was fight or flight, and I chose flight...

I jetted so quickly dropping my slurpee not caring about anything but to get away from this man

successfully.

He drove faster catching up to me and I couldn't run any faster because my asthma started

to kick in. I dropped to the ground gasping for air trying to reach for my

inhaler which was in my back pocket.

The man had gotten out of his car and ran toward me. He rummaged through my pockets finding

my inhaler and shoving it into my mouth.

I pumped the air into my mouth with great relief then I realized that this man was hovering over me.

I started to panic and before I got a chance to get up, he grabbed me and threw me into the van.

I was yelling and screaming, kicking the doors, but they wouldn't budge.

The man said if I didn't shut up he would kill me, and that just made me hyperventilate.

I was pleading and begging and crying but he ignored me and just continued to drive.

Thoughts were clouding my head at that moment.

I didn't know if I was ever going to see my family again, or my friends, my pets, all my books.

It was just the worst feeling ever. Like who expects to get kidnapped on the last day of school?

Exactly..... No one.

It's a kids worst nightmare....

I looked out the window for quite some time while the warm tears streamed down my face ;

thinking of what my next move would be..

"Let's go." The man demanded while stopping in front of a brickhouse.

"Try anything stupid," he started. "And you're dead."

I cooperated because I wasn't too old to die young.

The man had me by the arm and led me to the front door. I was analyzing everything, looking for an escape route, although, I had no idea where I was.

Unexpectedly, I was grabbed with such force, and thrown onto a chair.

The man pulled a knife out of his pocket.

And then that's when it happened.

I was stabbed in the kidney.

I was screaming in pain, swearing and all.

And I wasn't even like I was tied down to the chair or anything.

I could've easily just gotten up, but since I was injured, it was hard to do that.

And I think that was merely the purpose of why he had stabbed me.

The man was just laughing at me , in such a sick and evil tone.

I held the side of my stomach to try and stop the bleeding, believe it or not it was less blood then what I expected.

The next thing I remember was waking up on the floor, I remember looking out the window

and it being dark. I had gauze around my stomach and I felt very sick.

It looked like I was in the kitchen but the man was nowhere in site, which made me

nervous. I didn't know where he was gonna come out of, or where he was gonna come out of.

I was on edge, but it was the perfect opportunity to try and escape.

I stayed low, considering the fact that I couldn't walk well.

I crawled to the front door and I didn't see the man in the living room.

"Perfect." I said to myself.

I came up on my legs, still in pain, I opened the door and just RAN!

As fast as I could, no matter how much pain I was in, not even if my asthma would

start acting up.

Then I remember waking up on the ground.

I couldn't move, I couldn't feel, I couldn't do anything.

I was completely numb.

I've been concious for about 4 hours until the ambulance showed up.

As soon as I got to the hospital,

I saw EVERYONE.

My mother, my father, my brother, my friends, the police.

You name it.

I woke up in the hospital bed, not feeling anything below my waist.

"What's going on? How come I can't feel my legs." I said starting to panic.

My mother started to cry on my brother's shoulder.

"Jessica," my dad started. "You're paralyzed."

As soon as I heard that;

I felt my life come crashing down besides me.

"What?" I said holding back tears.

My dad started to cry as I sat in the hospital bed trying to take in the information I had just received.

I was only 15 years old.

I had so much ahead of me.

Knowing I can never walk again, what was the point of living anymore?

My life was changed forever.

Author's Note

What do you think, let me know! :)

Reviews

[littlewhitebird]

I especially liked the part where the man and her got into the house. The bit about his brute strength was nice, and added very nicely along to her getting stabbed; which was my favourite part. It was unexpected and vital.
I'd suggest a little more focus on the actual experience, and how traumatizing it was, along with her being paralyzed. I felt like that was missing from this piece. Overall, though, really good C:

[E.A. Rubin]

I love your story! Honestly! I would only suggest changing the sentence, "Until I seen the guy in the van again" to Until I saw the guy in the van again.

[Thugpassion]

Thanks so much!
& thanks for the correction as well :)

[E.A. Rubin]

You're very welcome!