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Creative Writing: The Plague

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Text “Some people say I was lucky to survive, other will say I deserved it for the choice I made. I’m here to say I was lucky, it’s never ok to say your life isn’t worth living even at your worst you can always look forward tomorrow will come and if you put your mind to it you’ll see that anything is possible.” – Stephen McGregor Professional Paralympian Light rushes through a gap in the curtain flooding into my eyes. Irritated, I roll over onto my side, covering my face with an old pillow that smelt like cheese puffs. Consequently I’m itchy all over, must of left the door open and let the bed bugs bite. Crawling out of bed right leg, searching for the floor to regain reality and get out of bed. Ordinarily my eyes tried adjusting to the bright …show more content…

Is this what it feels like, no it can’t be I haven’t done everything I wanted. I can’t move my body isn’t letting me, the pain hits it’s overwhelming worse than any broken bone pain, I couldn’t deal with it I close my eyes hopping it would just go away. I feel arms grabbing me pulling me out of the wreckage I have caused. The pain is back blurring out my sight flashing lights blue and red is all I see. Looking to see who had grabbed me, I see a tall figure it’s too hard to make out. I was placed on my back on a soft cushion resting my heavy head I close my eyes …show more content…

I’m surprised he made it out of there in one piece. I’m sorry your son he will never be able to walk again, his legs were crushed in the crash there was nothing we could do, he is lucky to be alive this will be heavy on such a young boy I wish you all the best. Was that the doctor talking to my mum, did I hear him right? I’ll never be able to walk again, but why would this happen to me I need my legs. I play too much sport to not be able to use my legs. My legs saved my life once without even thinking about it, they caught me after a fell out of a tree. They were my everything, how could I live without

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