Friday, January 29, 2016

Free Write

Warning: This is a very bad story that had a lot of potential but something happened and now it kind of stinks. Sorry about that.

"Well, I dare you to do a backflip into the pool..."
As one of the boys in the massive group challenged him to a dare, Chris couldn't say no. They'd call him a wuss. A coward. He couldn't do that to himself and his reputation to say no.
Chris hesitantly approached the large expanse of the dark blue water, his chilled body rattling with fear. He tried to disguise his angst in a crooked smile, only resulting in laughter from the group. His mind was racing and his heart was pounding.
"It's only one flip," Chris thought to himself. "You can do this and then it will be over... No more teasing if you do this."
Chris started to flip. The world spun in a whirlwind of colors.
"I'm going to make it!!"
Suddenly, Chris stopped moving.
An immense pain shot through his head and the boys erupted in a series of screams. Slowly, water enveloped Chris' limp body as he was losing all consciousness, sinking further down in the dark mass of the pool...
beep.. beep...beep.
Chris' eyes fluttered open in an unfamiliar room with white chairs lining the charcoal walls. He attempted to turn his head, only resulting in bursts of pain. Chris then noticed the tag on his wrist:
Chris Lanzon: 5/08/16: Diagnosis - Concussion/Head Injury
"Wha-What? I got a concussion? When? How? Wait, am I in the hospital??"
Confusion overtook Chris' mind. It was then that he noticed a girl sat slumped in one of the chars across the room from him. Her eyes were lightly closed, a chaos of loose curls framing her face.
"Who-?" Chris started to speak, and her eyes suddenly opened. Registering who just spoke, her eyes grew wide with excitement and she bounded over to his bed.
"Chris! Oh my god, you're okay!"
Chris held a confused expression.
"Wha-? Who are you??"
The girl's excitement quickly faded and her eyes saddened.
"Chris, it's me, Eleanor. I'm your sister..."

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