Tyson and Karlie had been friends for three years. They met at an adult dance through some friends. They both liked each other but wouldn’t admit it. They flirted all the time, her teasing him and him tickling her. They had a lot of fun together no matter what they were doing.
Finally after the three years of knowing each other, Tyson asked Karlie out. She groaned jokingly and said, “I guess,” but inside she was dancing with joy.
They had a fun date. He was elated with happiness because when he walked Karlie to her door, she bit her lip nervously for a second. She stood on her toes and gave him a quick peck on the cheek before running into her house.
Tyson waited a week and then called her. He asked her out for the following Friday night. She jokingly said, “Oh I don’t know if I can turn down the other four guys that asked me out. I guess they’ll get over it.”
Tyson had won concert tickets to one of Karlie’s favorite singers. She didn’t know that though. Friday night he picked her up and took her to dinner. After that they got to the arena where the concert was. When they got inside and she saw the she screamed. She threw her arms around Tyson’s neck. Right after what she realized what she did, she stepped back embarrassed. Tyson smiled and grabbed Karlie’s hand. “C’mon, let’s find our seats.”
They had a great time there and enjoyed each others company. When they got in the truck to go home she started out in the passenger seat but he reached over, unbuckled her, and pulled her to the middle. He fastened her seatbelt and draped one arm around her shoulders. She smiled up at him and snuggled as close to his side as she could. She was asleep in about five minutes.
Tyson was feeling happy to be next to Karlie as he drove even though she was asleep. He was on the highway and saw an intersection ahead. He knew he didn’t have a stop sign. He saw a semi’s headlights on the right of the intersection but figured it would stop since he had a stop sign. When Tyson was going through the intersection he saw the semi’s lights coming fast towards him. He yelled and let go of the steering wheel so he could try to protect Karlie’s body with his. The last thing he heard was the sickening thud of being crushed and glass shattering.
Tyson woke up in the ambulance. He immediately sat up and looked around frantically. “Where is she? Where’s Karlie?”
The EMT told him she was in a different ambulance and to lay down. Tyson did as he was told but was worried. They got to the hospital and put the stretcher on the ground. Tyson jumped down from it. The EMT looked at him desperately. “Sir, get back on the stretcher before we have to strap you down.” He obediently got back on the stretcher.
They checked him out but could find nothing seriously wrong. They were keeping him overnight just in case. When he asked if Karlie was okay, they just told him she was in critical condition and nothing more. The nurse gave him some medication and he soon fell asleep. The next day he woke up and changed out of the gown that they made him wear. After he checked himself out, he went up to the fourth floor where the ICU was. When he asked what room she was in, they wouldn’t tell him because he wasn’t family. He waited until the nurses switched shifts and then told the new one that he was her brother. They told him that he could only stay for a few minutes, and then gave him the room number.
When Tyson saw Karlie, he almost broke down. She was hooked up to all kinds of machines and had a bandage around her head. Her right arm and leg were broken and in casts and she had cuts and bruises all over. Tyson fell to his knees. “Oh God what have I done? How did this happen?” He left soon after and went home
The next day he went to the hospital as soon as he showered. He was sore from the crash but had painkillers to dull the aches. When he got there he found out that she had been upped to serious condition. She was out of the ICU and in a regular room. When he got to that room, she was still hooked up to machines just not as many. The bandage around her head had been changed. She was still knocked out from anesthesia. Her face wasn’t as swollen as the day before but still puffy. He pulled a chair up to her bed and sat, holding her hand very gently. He stayed for an hour and then left and had to go home.
He went and visited her for a week before anything happened. He went in a week and two days after the crash and was holding her hand when her eyes opened drowsily. “Ty? What happened?”
He looked up. “You’re finally awake.”
Karlie looked at him confused. “Where am I? Why am I here? Why does everything hurt?”
“You’re in the hospital. We got in a car accident. I’ll see if I can get you some painkillers.”
“Ty, how’d we get in a car accident?”
“I’ll explain later. Be right back.” Tyson went and got the nurse. She gave Karlie painkillers that made her drowsy. She tried talking to Tyson but she could hardly keep her eyes open. “It’s okay baby, go to sleep. I’ll be here when you wake up.”
Karlie woke up two hours later. Tyson was asleep with her head on his tummy. She smiled and laid her hand on his hair softly. He stirred and then opened his eyes. When he saw Karlie was awake, he sat up immediately. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to fall asleep.”
“That’s okay. You said you would be here and you are. Thank you. Now will you tell me what happened?”
“Okay. We were on the highway about to cross an intersection. I saw a semi on the right but he had a stop sign. We got there at the same time but he didn’t stop. He smashed into the side of us. If you hadn’t have been there in the middle, they said you would have died.”
“Oh,” her face crinkled in pain. “Ow, ow, ow.”
“Karlie, what is it? What hurts?
She was twisting and turning. “Everything.”
Tyson went and got the nurse who got the doctor. The doctor said, “We’re gonna knock her out for two more days. It will give her body a little more time to heal without her being in so much pain. Go home son. Get some rest.”
Tyson did go home and slept for most of the two days. He only got up to eat and to go to the bathroom. On the second day, he woke up late afternoon, showered, and went to the hospital.
When he got there, Karlie was awake. She was eating some unidentifiable hospital food. “Hey Ty. This stuff is nasty. You’re going to get me some real food later.”
Tyson smiled. “Okay. You feeling better?”
“Yes, very much so.”
They talked until the nurse came to help Karlie shower. Tyson excused himself so he could go get dinner. He went to McDonalds and got a very big assortment of stuff. When he came back, Karlie was back in her bed. She saw the bag and got excited. He pulled all of the stuff out of the bag and she got even happier. “Yum. I feel like I’m in heaven.
She ate until she was full and then Tyson ate what he wanted. He pulled out some ice cream sandwiches for dessert.
After that he sat by her bed holding her hand. “I’m so sorry Karlie. I almost killed you. It’s my fault you’re in so much pain.”
“Ty, some idiot drunk driver ran a stop sign. That’s not your fault. Actually, if you think about it, you saved me. Remember when you unbuckled me and pulled me close to you. I would’ve been killed if you hadn’t have done that. Don’t blame yourself.”
He nodded and felt peace inside. “I guess you’re right.”
Karlie moved to one side of the bed and patted the spot beside her. “Come here.”
He looked unsure. “I don’t want to hurt you. Are you sure?”
“Yes I’m sure. I want to be close to you.”
He climbed in beside her and put his arm around her. She turned on her side and laid on his shoulder with her hand laying on his chest. They talked about a lot of things. She told him that she had to get her hair cut because it was so matted with glass and blood. He told her that he didn’t have to go back to work for another two and a half weeks. Eventually they fell asleep together around midnight.
She got to go home a week later. Tyson was taking her home from the hospital when he made a detour. He dropped her off at a salon and told them to do whatever she wanted. He then went to her house and decorated it. After that he went back to the salon to pick her up. Karlie had gotten an A-line cut that framed her face very prettily. She had her make-up and nails done too. Tyson stared at her with a gaping jaw. “Oh my,” he said. “You’re look amazing. I mean, it’s not that you didn’t look pretty before. You did but uh-“
“Tyson, it’s okay. I understand,” Karlie laughed. “Go get me my wheelchair please.”
“Well if you don’t mind, I’ll just carry you. The cars not that far away and you weigh about nothing okay?”
She nodded reluctantly. The ladies in the beauty salon all went “Awww,” at the same time.
Tyson went over and picked her up. She was tense at first but then relaxed into him. He opened up the door to the car and set her gently in the seat. He leaned to kiss her cheek at the same time that she turned to ask him something. He accidentally kissed her on the lips, but then she kissed him back. When he pulled away she smiled up at him shyly. He winked at her and went to his side to get in.
They spend a lot of time together the next two weeks. Then Tyson had to go back to work but he still came to visit Karlie every night. One Friday night they were sitting on the couch talking. She told him that she was getting her casts removed the next Monday. He smiled at her. “Can I sign it?”
“Come on Ty. You’re almost 25 and you want to sign my cast?”
“Umm yeah. Now be a good girl and give me you’re arm.”
Karlie obediently gave him her arm. He took a long time and was very concentrated. She could tell he was trying to draw a picture but he wouldn’t let her see it at all. When he finished he used his large hand to cover the picture and words below it. She grabbed his hand and moved it. There was a picture of two stick figures holding hands. They were labeled Tyson and Karlie. Below them were the words, ‘Will You Marry Me?’
Karlie gasped and looked at Tyson. He had a ring in his palm. She said, “Do I have to put it on myself?”
They were married a year later. They had 5 kids, one girl and four boys and lived happily ever after.
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