Short Story Spotlight
Short Story Spotlight
A Miracle Unfolding … By Stephanie A Dawson( Annette’ s sister)
It was the start of an ordinary January day and Annette was on her way to work when, little realizing, a decision to help someone would change the rest of her life.
She had just witnessed a car flip over on its roof traveling in the opposite direction and she made the fateful choice to turn back and help. Single handedly Annette pulled the driver from his seat; out of the mangled car to where she believed to be a place of safety. The next thing she remembered was dialing 911 on her cell phone before momentarily re-gaining consciousness in Tampa General Hospital, disorientated and in excruciating pain.
A passing truck had hit both Annette and the car driver along the fifty five mile-an-hour road and thrown her forty feet in the air, before landing on the hard concrete surface, causing multiple fractures and internal injuries. Annette’ s only concern was for the driver of the vehicle she had helped and her first words were“ how is the other driver” before drifting back into unconsciousness. Truly a Good Samaritan’ s heart was displayed here for all to see.
Slowly but surely the task of calling family members was made to those home and abroad and a steady stream of visitors congregated in the hospital waiting rooms and at Annette’ s bedside. Her whole body was bruised and swollen and it was a stark reminder of the pain and suffering Jesus must have endured on his journey to the Cross.
The doctor’ s main concern at that time was a floating splinter that had lodged itself in her spine which required an immediate surgical procedure. The operation lasted over seven hours and the offending article was successfully removed. However, the overall prognosis for Annette was not as positive. Family members were braced to expect that she would not walk again and the information being conveyed gave an extremely bleak outlook!
7 | Write Mag | writemag. net | January 2013 | Issue # 1