Summary: Mackenzie Connor had the perfect life. She had a wonderful, loving family, a great job, and was soon to be married to the perfect man. One afternoon all that changed. Now she’s struggling to cope with the greatest loss of her life…her legs. Please Review!
Rating: PG-13
Categories: Long Stories
Characters: Justin Timberlake
Genres: Drama, Romance
Warnings: adult language, sexual situations
Challenges: None
Series: None
Published: 11/22/04
Updated: 08/02/05
Walking Tall by Mattison30
Chapter 1: Prologue: Skin
Author's Notes: Prologue: Skin
She’s driving along in her car listening to the new Rascal Flatts CD and singing at the top of her lungs. As she slows at the stop light she readjusts her sunglasses and skips ahead to song number 12.
The light turns green. A car across the way runs a red light. She doesn’t even see it coming.
*Crash*
*Bang*
*Scream*
Sara Beth is scared to death
To hear what the doctor will say
She hasn't been well, since the day that she fell
And the bruise just won't go away
Her body shoots straight upward. Sweat is dripping from her body causing the thin sheet covering her body to cling to her. Her breathing is labored and her heart is pounding uncontrollably. She covers her heart and with her hand and takes a deep breath before slowly laying back down. It was just a dream.
So she sits and she waits with her mother and dad
And flips through an old magazine
Till the nurse with the smile stands in the door
And says will you please come with me
She opens her eyes and instantly recognizes where she is; the hospital. What happened? She tries to speak but can’t. There are multiple IVs in her arms and a tube down her throat. She tries to move but is restricted by the medical equipment keeping her alive. Suddenly she notices that she can’t feel her legs. Oh god. Why can’t she feel her legs?
She turns her head from side to side. Again she wakes up in a cold sweat. The dreams keep coming.
Six chances in ten, it won't come back again
With the therapy we're gonna try
It's just been approved, it's the strongest there is
And I think that we caught it in time
And Sara Beth closes her eyes.
She’s paralyzed; Paralyzed from the waist down. She can’t walk, she can’t move, she can’t feel a thing. How can she survive?
Sara Beth is scared to death
Cause the doctor just told her the news
Between the red cells and white, something's not right
But we're gonna take care of you
And she dreams she's dancing
Around and around without any cares
And her very first love is holding her close
And a soft wind is blowing her hair
TBC...(Please Review)
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