When Mike was sober, he thought he was dead. He wanted to raise his head but was very weak. He wanted to sit up and couldn't move his whole body. I only remember the moment I fell from the sky, and I didn't know anything.
The room was quiet, and his face was as pale as the bed sheet he was lying on. Mike finally remembered that an accident happened while descending on the glider .
Mike was sent to the hospital for three days and three nights. The operation was performed several times and his life was saved, but he was paraplegic at a high level.
He is almost crazy.
The doctor did not ask him to sign the discharge form. A few community service workers came to coordinate with Mike to make sure that he returned home safely and that he was mentally healthy.
Mike's face was blue, unable to accept that he had lost consciousness except for his brain and one of his hands. In this life, he had to live not only with a wheelchair, but also with a urinary catheter.
The phone hasn't been turned on for a few days, and he doesn't want to contact anyone. I moved to Hawaii from Las Vegas that year. I thought I would live a good life in this paradise on earth. Who knows that people are not as good as the sky. This accident happened.
Doctor: "Mike, is your family in Hawaii? We can inform your family to pick you up."
There was an embarrassing silence.
"I'm dead, just take me to the crematorium. I don't have to tell anyone. It's my own business." Mike roared.
"You can't stay in the hospital forever. You can be discharged. If you think about it, you can sign here. You can discuss it with your friend John." The doctor told Mike very seriously.
After the doctor left, Mike turned his head to the wall. The despair in his eyes is harder than a rock.
His personal belongings are all packed in the bedside table on the left, no one has moved yet. He remembered that on the day of the accident, he went on a glider with his colleague John.
There is no doubt that John is luckier than him.
"Mike, you finally woke up. I broke down." John returned to the hospital after lunch outside, tears in his eyes with excitement.
"I have declared your situation to the company,Tomorrow I will return to work at Kauai . You should live in Oahu . You can get good treatment here. "John clung to Mike's hand tightly.
Mike took his hand back. He stared at John in a daze, thinking that he and him were flying in the sky. The reality was so cruel that it instantly changed their lives.
"Helicopter took you to the hospital, thank God, when you are well, we can still go to sea by boat. John saw Mike’s angry face and quickly stopped the topic.
John put Mike’s personal supplies bag on the bed and took out his phone to charge it.
"Brother, remember our agreement, we have to take the boat. Go to sea. you can. The insurance company has ordered a wheelchair for you. You don’t have to worry about the bill. The first payment is 50,000 U.S. dollars and the monthly compensation is 44,000 U.S. dollars. Until you don't need money. "John told Mike in a low voice.
Mike didn't say anything, he has no tears. If he can run freely, he doesn't need a penny.
Mike just doesn't want to live, and there is no way at this time. End your life by yourself.
The wheelchair arrived at the hospital that afternoon. John quickly rented Mike’s furnished apartment on the phone, and Mike’s other daily necessities were also packed and sent to Oahu from Kauai.
John brought before leaving. Mike went back to rent a house. If Mike has no one to take care of, or he can’t prove that he can live independently, the hospital will transfer Mike to the nursing home .
I went to the nursing home, and Mike’s income must be paid in until he It can prove that he can live alone.
Mike has become so used to living in a nursing home equivalent to a nursing home for the elderly. He would rather not be rescued on the day of the accident.
John returned to Kauai, and Mike went to the rehabilitation center
He must live, he must prove that he can live alone.
He must not let his ex-wife gloat,If you die, the insurance company will pay a one-time compensation of 500,000 U.S. dollars. Because you are single and two children under the age of 18, the money will go directly to the ex-wife's account.
Thinking of his ex-wife, Mike almost fainted, as if lying in a hospital.
A month later, he pushed his wheelchair out of the rehabilitation center and walked to the bus. After getting off the bus, he passed through two intersections in a wheelchair and entered the elevator of the building and returned to his home on the 27th floor.
There are beer and frozen food in the refrigerator, and bachelor apartments are all available.
Mike will start his life alone. If you can't even commit suicide, then you have to live well.
Twenty years have passed. If Mike is still alive, the doctor said it would be a miracle.
35 years have passed, if Mike is still alive, he will do a miracle.
Pushing his wheelchair through the streets of Hawaii, he traveled around the island several times alone. Although some people looked at him with strange eyes, after a few conversations, no one did not give up their respect.
Mike resumes painting and sculpting. Every weekend, he always goes to the beach to sketch.
The sunset in Hawaii is as beautiful as the sunrise. Mike, as usual, sits in a wheelchair and takes out the drawing board before he is immersed in the painting.
His eyes lit up. The back of a girl appeared on the beach covered with sunset. Her long hair is dancing with the sea breeze, holding a camera in her hand, taking pictures of the setting sun.
Suddenly she turned her head and looked around. At this moment, everyone was watching the sunset a little further away. She hesitated for a second and walked to Mike. Such a beautiful sunset will disappear in a few minutes.
"Can you take a picture for me? My name is Mary." Mary handed the camera to Mike.
"Call me Mike." Mike did not hesitate, he also knew that the gorgeous colors of the sunset would soon fade.
Mary changed her posture gracefully. Looking at Mary in the camera, Mike's heart trembled. He seemed to be back in college.
Mary walked over lightly."Thank you, Mike. Do you paint? I'm an international student studying at University of Hawaii in Hong Kong. It's nice to meet you."
"You are welcome, don't hesitate. I come here to sketch on weekends. You are not the only one. Let me take pictures."
There was a subtle sly in Mary's eyes.
After saying goodbye, Mary walked a long way and turned her head and beckoned to Mike.
Mike was a little upset: "Why don't you try to ask her phone number?" Looking at the slowly receding sunset and the distant back, Mike felt infinite melancholy.
He is sitting in a wheelchair, sliding the tires with his hands wearing special gloves, and pushing his seat hard to the side of the street, where the beach of Waikiki is connected to the street.
There are thousands of lights in the distance, he has never been like this, so looking forward to the next weekend.
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