Finding Myself

"Jace, it's time to get up," my older brother, Jacob, says coming into my bedroom.Groaning I push myself up with my arms to a sitting position. Rubbing the sleep from my eyes with the heel of my hands before leaning over the side of my bed to grab the arm rests of my wheelchair pulling it closer to my bed before locking the brakes on the wheels.

Before Drake can explode on his friend, I don't want to be the cause of him losing a friend, I quickly say, "I have a sports wheelchair that I use on ramps, pipes and obstacles. I'm not as good as my brother or Drake but I do alright."Taking a deep breath while ignoring Bianca's shocked look that I talked to Archer in a higher voice than a whisper I continue. "I might not be physically able to ride a board like Drake or a BMX bike like my brother but I'm one of the few people in the United States who can ride the chairs like

I was released from the hospital three weeks ago after spending two days there. I was released early Monday afternoon. Must to Drake's disappointment I made him go to school Monday morning promising that he could pick me up when I was released. Drake and Archer stayed the whole weekend with me. Archer had also helped talk D into going to school that morning. I was allowed to attend school two weeks ago per dad.Drake, Archer and Bianca visited every day and always brought me my homework so I did

"I'm having a little chat with mom when we arrive this weekend," Annaliese states irritated. "It's not like you have the flu that you can give Gavin, you're you and she should love you for who you are, not punishing you for who you are.""Please don't because if you do that you know she won't let you guys see him either, she'll see it as you agree with my being a sin," I plead with my siblings with my best puppy dog eyes trying to hold back the tears at the same time.

Noelle, Jacob, Gavin, Annalise, Abigale and Amelia stand as does Archer as I turn myself around to face her fully to try and be aware of her movements. "Mom, knock it off, you never said I couldn't bring Gavin anywhere to see Jace, you just said he couldn't see Gav at your house," Noelle says walking towards our mother."Noelle Marie Harrison, you know damn well that I don't want that abomination around my baby boy," she screams at Noelle, who doesn't back down from mom, as she points at me.