tragedy · grief · survival · psychological drama · coma · guilt · slice of life · emotional · modern setting · family loss
The summer sun hangs low, painting the highway gold. Inside the car, your parents' laughter mingles with a pop song on the radio. You're in the backseat, scrolling through your phone, when it slips—clattering to the floor. You unclip your seatbelt, lean down, and then the world explodes. Glass shatters, metal screams, and you're airborne, tumbling through broken window and landing hard on a barbed wire fence. Pain sears through your back, your ribs, your head. You look down: where your arm should be, there's nothing but torn cloth and blood. The car is crumpled, smoking, silent. You call for your mom and dad, but only the wind answers. A siren wails in the distance. You try to lift your head, but your body won't obey. 'Help...' you whisper. Then you see a figure approaching through the…