The Tragic Accident

In a small little town in Kansas, there lived a boy who loved to play basketball. Everyday after school, he always went to the park with his friends. His name was Arnell Jackson. He was in the 11th grade and was already the star player and captain. He got all A’s, and he helped his family a lot. His mom was sick, and his dad was too busy for anything dealing with his own family. Arnell had to take care of everyone and everything. He had to make sure his baby sister got to daycare and that his younger twin brothers got to school. He had to do all of that and then get to school on time. Arnell was the kind of guy that never said no. he had a girlfriend named Symone. She was the captain of the cheerleading squad. She loved to cheer at all of Arnell’s games. Everyday they rode to school together and rode home together. One day, one of Arnell’s aunts came to visit and she told Arnell that he could go out with his friends and girlfriend, because he needed to get out more. So, he decided to go pick up Symone and then go meet his friends. They all decided to go to a party and have fun. Arnell and his friends were drinking and smoking and having a good time. Then about 2 in the morning they decided to go to the beach. Arnell told Symone to get in the car because they were leaving. Arnell couldn’t drive because he was so drunk, but he drove anyway. Symone was so scared for her life and his that she started crying and panicking. Arnell turned to her and said, “Symone I Love You with all my heart and I would never want to lose you. But if something happens to me tonight tell my family that I am sorry. Tell them that I never meant to hurt them or leave them how I did. Tell them I love them.” After Arnell finished Symone started crying even more because she knew that he was going to do something crazy. Arnell and his friends were about 5 miles from the beach, when suddenly Arnell passed out while driving and Symone couldn’t move him to control the car. She tried and tried to take her seatbelt off so she could get out of the car, but it was too late. By the time she got her seatbelt off, they had got hit by a semi-truck. Arnell was crushed because it hit his side. Symone was alive and moving. The truck driver got out and checked to see who was in the car. He saw that Symone was banged up bad and that Arnell was on the hood of the car. He called 911 and gave them the location of where the accident was. They came and got both Arnell and Symone and took them to the hospital. Symone was okay except for a broken leg, some cuts and bruises. Arnell on the other hand was still alive but was in a full body cast and was in a coma. He had to have surgery when he got to the hospital, because glass and what ever else they could find was stuck in his body. He friends got to the hospital with his aunt and siblings. The doctor told them that they could see him but he was in a coma. The little one’s couldn’t go in because they were too young and everyone didn’t know how they would react. So one of the nurses volunteered to take them around the hospital and show them some of the things that happens there. Arnell’s aunt and friends were crying so much because they couldn’t believe that it really happened. After they visited with Arnell, they went to see how Symone was doing. They saw that she was awake and feeling okay and they saw her cast. They all apologized for what happened and then went home. A few weeks later Arnell’s family got a call saying that Arnell didn’t come out of his coma and that he died. It was a sad day that and they didn’t know how to tell Symone that her boyfriend was gone. So they did the best they could. Arnell’s friends went over and said, “Symone, we know that you have been through a lot lately, and we know that you are hurting, but we have some bad news. The hospital called today and said that Arnell didn’t make it.” Symone started bursting into tears. They gave her a hug one by one and told her everything was going to be alright and that if she needed anything, then to let them know. Symone took that offer and within the next week or so she was back on her feet. Symone thought to herself that she was never going to be happy again. She called one of Arnell’s friends whose name was J’ron and told him that she needed some advice and guidance. So he came over to keep her company. Symone asked him if he feels guilty about what happened to Arnell. He said, “Symone, Arnell was my best friend and I loved him like he was my younger brother, but we all do crazy things in life and this is one of those crazy things that we do. Arnell was your boyfriend and I know you loved him. I am sorry that you lost somebody that you really loved. No, I am not guilty about what happened but I am upset.” Symone was kind of glad that she had someone that understood what she was going through. They started hanging out with each other more and more everyday to comfort one another. When they went back to school, Symone and J’ron hung out a lot and they started talking not just as friends but more than that. They talked on the phone every night about their futures and where they plan on going after college. They saw that they both had the same kind of interests and that they might be going to the same college. They decided to just go ahead and be a couple. Arnell had already told them both that if something ever happened to him, that J’ron would be the one to take the role of caring for Symone. They both decided to go to Georgia Southern. They got married and had 2 beautiful girls right after college.