Life Changing Moment In My Life

Growing up there will always be memories and experiences that one may look back on. There will always be that one event. That one life changing event that will always be remembered, almost as if it happened recently. Experiencing a tragic accident involving my younger sister impacted my life dramatically. Ruby, the only younger sister I have, we grew up being close to each other. As being the bigger sister, I felt as it was my job to protect her from harm and always be there. There are just some things there is no control over like the night of the accident. It simply began by playing around and having a great time. Resulting from looking at my sister in a different way, but it changed for the better. For that time being in my life, I have

In this moment, everything seemed right in the world, unfortunately, that is when things go for the worse. Jumping on the bed was becoming tedious, so we began doing fun tricks on the bed. As I recall Ruby saying “Hey Selena watch this!” She stood on the bed a bit close to the edge, kicked her feet up into the air. She attempted to do a handstand, and that handstand was perfect. She held her handstand a second too long as she lost her balance and fell off the bed. On her way down, I heard a smack as she hit my dad’s nightstand. I had no idea what had just happened. The silence pierced my heart, I knew something terrible happened to Ruby. I was afraid to look at Ruby, tears started to fill up my eyes. After a few deep breaths, I built up the courage to look over the bed. I see my younger sister lying there, half of her face was covered in blood as it dripped on my parent’s burgundy carpet. The gash on her forehead was bleeding uncontrollably. The ladybugs on her dress, that was once before mine, became less and less visible as the blood drenched her dress. I screamed for my brothers to come quickly. I jumped off the bed and ran to be at her side. I cradled Ruby in my arms and gently laid her head on my lap. The blood flowed onto my lap, my dress was saturated in the dark red blood. I didn’t care, I just wanted to hold her in

I had thought I lost Ruby forever. Lying in my bed alone feeling empty and overcome with sadness. I heard a knock on my bedroom door, it was the oldest sister. She came with relieving news; Ruby was going to be okay. It was almost like I could feel once more. I have never been so grateful in my life before. Ruby had suffered from a concussion and received eighteen stitches on her forehead. She had lost a great deal of blood and needed to be hospitalized for three days to regain her fluids back. I went to visit her at the hospital with my family the next following day. When we arrived at her room, I took a massive deep breath before my mother opened the door. I tried to embrace myself for what I was about to see. I looked around when I stepped in, her room was not at all spacious. It could barely fit my large family. Her face lit up when all of us walked in. She was content and I was glad to see her smile. I remember looking at Ruby and thinking she is so tiny lying in that oversized hospital bed. She was hooked up to a monitor and her I.V. was connected at the back of her hand. Cartoons were playing on the television in her room. I walked slowly up to her bed and sat on the corner of it. Ruby said to me “It’s okay Selena, it wasn’t your fault”. My eyes began to water out of happiness, Ruby was going to be all rig and she forgave me. Although she forgave me and forgets about it. I wish she didn’t have a scar to