"Paralyzed
from the waist down" Jamaal said taking in still more smoke,
"Im sorry to here that" Jeff replied flicking the ashes
off the end of his Cigarette, "Its all right now man, I made
a stupid mistake" Jamaal said, "If you don't mind me
asking what happened?" Jeff replied excepting to hear he was
in a Crash of some sort. "A Couple of my friends and I were
wrestling in the backyard, I had this one guy down and all I
could think of was you flying like you do, So I climbed up a
Ladder and just went, He moved and I crash through a Table, I
broke my back and damage nerves," Jamaal replied.
'Oh God' Jeff thought to himself, he was standing before this man
who was no older then he was, he never met him before and he had
already ruined his life, He was beginning to feel sick to his
stomach, "Im sorry" Jeff mouthed, "Oh don't be, it
was stupid for me to even try it, I don't blame you guys for what
happened." Jamaal stated smiling and looking to Jeff.
"Well, how long are you going to be here?" Jeff asked
making a plan in his head to come back and see this Young Man in
the near Future, "Considering the Fact I have Cancer along
with being Paralyzed, Im going to say a Long time" Jamaal
answer smiling a bit.
Jeff couldn't believe this man, He looked so full of life even
though he couldn't move and he was slowly dyeing, Jamaal flicked
away the rest of his Cigarette and shivered slightly, "Cold
out here" Jamaal replied, "Yea it is" Jeff
confirmed he still couldn't stop thinking about how he would take
the simplest things for granted without thinking about it, while
other people could never do them.
Jamaal coughed loudly, wheezing a bit and struggling to catch his
breath, "You should go and check on Amy" Jamaal replied
covering his mouth as he coughed again, "Let me wheel you
inside" Jeff said as Jamaal shook his head in agreement,
Jeff pushed the Wheel Chair through the sliding doors, "Man
hopefully I'll see you again" Jeff said looking to the
waiting room and seeing Matt waving for him to come here,
"I'd like that man" Jared replied, "I'll see you
soon" Jeff said patting his shoulder, "Jeff, do me a
Favor?" Jamaal asked stopping Jeff in his Tracks, "Yea
man?" Jeff answered, "Swanton the Hell out of everyone
you wrestle from now on for me" Jamaal said getting a laugh
out of Jeff, "I will do" Jeff replied watch Jared wheel
himself down the Hallway. Jeff took one last look outside and
Notice the Shine of Medal on the Concrete Floor, He walked over
and picked the Chain up, Turning the Cross over to examine it, He
smiled when he saw the Engravement. "Jamaal" He read,
turning around to call for him, But he was gone.
"Jeff, Come on" Matt said from the waiting room,
"How is she" Jeff asked looking to his Brother,
"They said she'd be ok, But she wants to see you" Matt
Replied. Jeff quickly ran to his Brother side as he lead in
towards the room, All Jeff could think of though is how he,
without even knowing ended the dreams of a Man. He hated himself
for that, He cursed himself for that. Although he admired Jamaal
for not hating him.
"Here she is man" Matt replied pointing to the door of
Amy's room, Jeff was soon swamped in the Memory of when he was
younger and how he would sit in front of his Mothers window and
watched her lay there in Pain, "Thanks Man" Jeff
replied swallowing hard and walking to Amy's room.