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Some Where Over the Rainbow
I was told I wouldn't ever be the same anymore. The doctors told me to still dream, ya like that would ever happen again. It started last week when things wouldn't be the same. What will I do now I thought when they were pushing me out of the hospital on my new wheelchair. “Honey are you ok” asked my mother. I just ignored her wanting to die already.
It was a long ride back home and as soon I rolled in my room I heard my mom say “I think we lost our old son Aaron, what should we do?” I slammed my door then I saw my phone, I was getting calls from people I don't even know. Then I thought no this is not happening.
I decided to put an end to this act, I struggled moving, I finally got to a point to where I could get up. Right when I was about to arise my mom came in and interrupted me. We stared at each other for about a minute, then I said “I want to beat this.” “Are you sure frank this is a very tough thing to overcome, it will take time, and tons of strength.”
I nodded and she signed me up for physical therapy.
As days passed waiting to get back on my feet, when finally the day arrived. My mom and I were on are way and I was happy for the first time since the accident happened. When we got there I had to read a contract, as I was over it I noticed I had to do a lot of tough things. So I looked at my mom and said, “no mom, it's to hard I am not doing it.” She looked at me as if she was going to cry and we both left depressed.
“Well at least you start school tomorrow.” School the place I wanted to be at least.
“Mom maybe I don't want to anything anymore, maybe I want to be done with my life.” That was the loudest I ever yelled, she started crying and I felt tired as we went home.
“Wake up sweetly it's time for school you don't want to be late for the van.” So I got ready and headed off to school, I wonder what service I will get for being the first handicapped student? As soon as opened the door people would make a crowd, but I strolled off the ramp to only see my best friend Taj.
“Yo-yo how we doing today Mr. Franklin, why it's been awhile since I've seen you.”
“I was expecting more of a crowd to gather around but I guess this will have to do.” When he opened the door for me I spotted the most beautiful girl I have ever met.
“Ahh I think somebody has met the new girl Brittany, she is very smart so ask her to tutor you if you want to get to meet her a little more.” So I rolled on over but there were guys bigger and stronger than me bumping into me trying to get to her. So I rolled away and told Taj as I was leaving, who needs school, it just screws everything up for people like, by the way I'm heading home.”
On my way home I thought why did this situation have to happen to me, I just wish things could go back to normal. So that night I decided I would run away so I could go sane instead of insane. So that night I left a letter to my parents and headed off to my first destination.
When I was on my way to the lake I saw Taj’s lights on and i saw police lights so I quickly rolled away so they couldn't catch me. I got scared but I decided I would stay in an alley then spend money to buy the paper tomorrow morning. So the night passed and i got the paper to find out that Taj had been shot dead like the rest of his family. I rolled on with the memory and hopefully the soul of my best friend watching and protecting me.
So I kept rolling on until I made it to the lake, once I got there I pulled out my knife and carved my name into a tree. After that I took a break and enjoyed this for one last time. As I was sitting in the water I could see tons of people wearing black and could also hear the local priest, then I remembered Taj loved this place. I got in my wheelchair and busted out of there so nobody could take me back to the place I least wanted to be at. I was rolling harder and harder until I lost control and flew off into a ditch, and that was all I could remember.
I woke up in a log with the world's worst headache so I crawled out to find only my wheelchair, all the things in my bag was long gone. I struggled to get up the ditch, as I went up the ditch I thought to myself, what happens if I go home, it would be better than this. I went into town to find an abandoned building so I could stay and rest tonight so I could restart tomorrow morning. After 1 hour I finally found a old store I laid down on a cold floor wondering where my next destination was going to be. I couldn't sleep that night so I decided to roll to the cemetery by the lake to visit Taj. I was strolling on that dirt road until the police lights flew my way.
I didn't want to go home, then at that moment I realized that wasn't my home, home is where your heart is. Then finally the cop came out and realized I had been missing. “Sir do you realize that you are currently listed as a runaway child, I am also afraid you are going to have to come with me.”
I rolled as fast as Lightning McQueen until I could until I saw the boat dock. I got on a boat fastly and as soon as the cop got out of his car I already was done hijacking the boat. Once I was ready I sped off in the Atlantic Ocean and my destination had been started.
I found an autopilot and found my possible destinations, but I decided to go to London since I have always wanted to go there. The GPS said that the trip would take a very long 58 hours and the trip on boat was not advisable but I really didn't care about my life no more so it wouldn't be a problem for me I thought. So I grabbed some grub then I found a bed and I fell asleep for about 48 hours, I didn't find that out until I got to London. For the next ten hours I watched some recorded shows on the tv, ate some non-expired food, took cat naps, and did tricks with my wheelchair. I realized when I was in London when I heard at first some immigrants going towards the U.S on a canoe, then a boat prison boat that had the London flag on it, then I got to main land to continue this trip.
Once I got off the boat I got directions and went to Big Ben to see the thing I've been dying to look at. I didn't really feel impressed and I had to do something other than live in London as a broke crippled kid with no intentions of doing anything. I figured I needed to mug somebody and go somewhere else, so I snuck up on a guy in a tux and grabbed his wallet I rolled to the airport before he could do anything to stop me. Once I got to the airport I bought the quickest way out of here, I had just bought first class tickets to Hong Kong.
I got off the plane I rolled over to the streets of the airport and starts crying. Then what looks like an American that is wealthy comes up sits right next to me.
“ Hey there is no crying on Vacation little guy come on enjoy the streets of Hong Kong with me.”
“Look man I messed up ok, I just got emotionally upset, and the police are after me, I have no resources, I’m crippled, and life sucks I just want to go home and die.” I realized I was crying and that people were staring, but I didn't care no more.
“Is it ok Sonny if I could ask what is your name and how did you get crippled in the first place?”
“My name is Franklin, and I had a brother and we were going for a ride in his new jaguar but the car had slipped on some substance causing us to crash into a semi, he ended up dead but I ended up Crippled!!!”
“Listen kid I have tickets to Portland Oregon and you can have them if you wish, I have an apartment. so ask for a ride to the address on my key, you have some money to get around the place, and stay safe.”
So I left and went to the plane and went to a temporary home, once I landed I did what told me to do. I was riding in an über when I realized that I was going to live in heaven, this place looked deluxe xxl. I got a letter with keys in them and letter said.
Hey son it's your father, and it's kind of hard to explain this but you were adopted when you were born. Your mother died before she got to meet you, but she loved you so much. I put you up for adoption because I was lost and in a terrible financial state, but I realized I’ve made a horrendous mistake. I have only seen you twice in my life and the second time was two days ago in Hong Kong. To say sorry for my mistakes in this letter I have keys for a new Jaguar in this letter. Now the car should be in the garage down stairs I'll be there in a couple days.
With love,
Your father.
I grabbed my keys and went downstairs to check out my new hot rod of a vehicle. I rolled to the car awe struck once I opened the door I heard a gunshot then fell under the spell. Then I woke up to a bright light, but not just the bright light I saw a younger version of me, and my legs were healed.
“You have failed multiple times to fix your mistakes such as physical therapy, staying home instead of running away, and worst of all failing to be you.” Younger me told me.
“Give me one more chance look all mistakes are not always fixed just give me one more chance, and if I fail I will die.” I yelled almost at the brink of tears I fell on my knees but then I vanished laying down in a dark thing.
“Hello, where in the world am I hello help me anybody?”
Then I found a latch and opened it up to a dark funeral home and walked. I couldn't believe it I had just walked but I knew I had to escape before people found me. I walked out to the front door to my jaguar, I busted a window and sped off into the south in the night.
Once I started getting low on gas I stopped at a gas station but once I filled up I had no money and they were watching me like a hawk. 30 minutes later I opened the trunk to find a trunk full of hundred dollar bills, so I paid but they were still suspicious about me and they must've called the cops.
About an hour to the border two police cars started chasing me then they kept adding on once I got to the border I took a left heading for Dallas. Outside of Dallas I had escaped them and went towards border in Texas.
When I was in Dallas I had a plan to blow up the border and go into Mexico illegally, but that had required me to buy a manikin and a body bag for the cash. Once I had arrived at a diner about five minutes away from the border I got ready to blow the border.
So I found two guys in the back and bought some pretty penny bombs. Then I attached the bomb, then put the manikin in the passenger seat, got all my money ready, and set the vehicle in cruise. Once I got to a mile away I jumped out of the car with the body bag and ran towards the fence.
30 seconds later I felt some radiation hit my face and there were fence links raining from the sky that when I knew my plan had worked. I never realized my speed I was running faster than the Usain Bolt. 1 minute later I was already crossing over to Mexico I found a emergency bike and I rode off into Mexico on my way to Brazil.
The first couple nights was a struggle I was hungry, cold, scared, and I could sleep but after the first couple nights I got used to it. One day I was I was riding my bike in a desert but an officer spotted me he was also heavily armed so I rode away. I knew if he had a good enough shot I was dead but luckily there was a cliff leading to a body of water so I rode off into air and ditched the bike.
I grabbed the dry floating body bag and got out of the water to find I was at the border. Something didn't feel right then I fell face down and woke up in a new place but another place I was avoiding death. I saw a man standing in the corner of this very bright room he was grinning, then he ran towards me with his arms open, I had just found Taj.
“Nice way of surviving out there buddy to think this was started by a girl that you didn't even get to meet.” I was speechless all I could feel was the big grin on my face then the ground started shaking the next thing I knew I was falling from the sky.
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