I was 27 at the time of my accident it all started one evening at the hollow bridge of Evergreen. That was a little spot in the woods near my parents property that had a view of and old rotting bridge with beautiful moss growing atop it (in the midst of the forest we called the Evergreen). I was sitting there remembering all the good times I spent there soaking them up like a sponge then I heard a crack that echoed throughout the entire forest my heart rate increased as I frantically searched for the origin of that sound then everything was fuzzy I remembered screams that were from my family yet it felt like they were on a completely different continent (a tree had fallen on top me) I felt hot then cold then both then neither bright lights VERY bright lights “Am I in heaven “I said deliriously again I heard muffled voices I saw something come towards me it was a deep elongated voice “it’ll be ok with us“ then everything turned white not that pretty cream color but pure white the same type of laser sharp brightness you get when you look directly into the sun then I opened my eyes I didn’t know what happened or where I was but I had a gut feeling something tragic was coming my way someone walked in the room “your heart rate is steady and blood pressure good but you have a concussion and some slight brain damage well this is good and bad you will make it if everything goes well today and tomorrow” he said “bad news is when you recover you will only be about ninety percent yourself and unfortunately there is no fix to that problem”I looked around “Um doctor( I glanced at his name badge on his coat) …Sturage why am I here” “you had a tree fall on you your dad ran and tried to push you out of the way but it still hit some of your head and on a less important note I think you chipped a tooth too I’m just gonna bring you a blanket and you can ring this little bell if you need anything else it’s bedtime I suppose for the patients” I looked around in the dark room with a night light in the center there was another person in the room whom I supposed had some head related issue to but wasn’t entirely sure he looked dead asleep but as I turned around to try and do the same I heard him mutter “Sage”that is my name I thought how does he know my- but before I could think on that anymore he continued “your here from a trap set up by someone close to you Very dear to you whom you could never suspect in fact your whole life is a setup by”- I waited for him to continue as I feared what he said twenty minutes later (he still hadn’t talked) I wanted to make sure he was alright he had answers that I needed to know he understood my life when I don’t who is he and what does he want from me I felt his rosy his heart and looked on his heart ministering screen there was nothing I felt so attached to this stranger now I sat there and sobbed uncontrollably until I fell asleep when I awoke I remembered I thought it was a dream but knew it wasn’t I hoped it was a lie but believed it was true but the part that is hardest was figuring out what to do later that day they told me it was time to go I tried faking sick with the flu a cold strep bronchitis and even shingles but they checked with there various tests and were ready to release me once again I didn’t want to go outside my whole life was shoved upside down in a matter of minutes now I wondered if I would still be alive in minutes they had to physically force me out the hospital I grabbed on to the pole around the entrance of the hospital and held on with every ounce of strength I had left they pryed me off and there I sat on the curb with no one to run to and nowhere to hide in and nothing to find comfort in whatsoever isolated from life and even my own soul