Win blinked his eyes repeatedly, the bright light shining above was blinding him. “where am I?” he thought to himself.
He tried to move but every part of his body ached. he could hear people around him, but he couldn’t make out what they were saying. everything was a blur. Win tried to sit up but he felt the pressure of someone’s hand on his chest. “don’t move, keep still” a voice said.
“where am i?” he muttered but there was no answer.
“what are you guys doing to me??” answer me!!” he struggled to get loose, but he felt the hand push down on his harder. he relented and asked again “where am i?”
a hand moved over his face he felt them pull open his eyes and the squirm as they shown a flash light into his eyes. “Win, do you hear me?”
“yes” he answered.
“do you know where you are?”
“no, i don’t. who are you guys?”
“Win, do you remember what happen?”
“noo… just tell me what’s going on!” Win replied.
“Win, stay calm. you were in an accident. you’re at the hospital. we’re checking to make sure that you ok. right now everything looks fine, but …”
Win’s mind was racing, he didn’t hear anything else the doctor was telling him. “accident? what accident? what happen??” he struggled to remember what had happen earlier that night. the doctor finally removed the light from his hand and continued to work on the rest of him. Win closed his eyes, he tried to remember what had happen.
“do you mind giving me a ride home? the guys are leaving me” Riew asked
“i’d love to” he answered.
that’s right! i was giving Riew a ride home from her show, she fell asleep in the car, he thought to himself. then we got off the highway and i woke her up so she could give me directions. that’s right! she was telling me where she lived. just behind the burger joint all the kids from school like to hang out at. Win was happy that he still remembered where Riew lived, but the accident… when did that happen?
he remember Riew switching on the radio and talking about a concert she wanted to go to. it was her favorite singer, albert, she sounded so happy the way she talked about him, about how much she idolized him as a person and as a singer. he remembered telling her that he had heard of the concert, but didn’t have any one to go with. he remembered joking that had he should have just gotten a ticket so that he could bump into her there. she laughed, oh how sweet her laugh was! he thought to himself. then he remembered that she told him she had an extra ticket and that he was more than welcome to have it. he smiled to himself thinking that he was going to be able to see her again.
Win felt the prick of needles in his arm and heard the doctors and nurses yelling back and forth. he tried to block them out so that he could remember what else happen. they talked, the conversation between him and Riew flowed perfectly. there was no awkwardness, they had the same sense of humor, enjoyed the same things he remembered. the burger joint. they were nearing the burger joint when he remembered that Riew had gone quiet. why? why did she go quiet he thought. oh that’s right! he thought to himself. she was looking out the window and saw the crowd of their classmates hanging out there, but why? why did that bother her so much? Win struggled to remember.
the convertible… what about that convertible? it had driven by us at the beach. was it at the burger joint? Yes!! that’s it, that’s why Riew went quiet, she saw the convertible again. did she say anything? no, no she didn’t other than to make a right at the corner… the convertible wasn’t there anymore. no, no it wasn’t in the parking lot anymore, but where did it go?
“make a right, make a right” he thought… i turned right, then… then the lights, the headlights shining straight into them and then there was a crash followed by darkness..
“RIEEEWWWWW” Win yelled as he struggled to get out of his gurney, the nurses held him down as he yelled and screamed for Riew.
