Lily: She took a deep breath and prepared her thoughts. "A year ago today, it was raining heavily. My parents and my little sisters had been out picking up things for our annual back-to-school barbecue. I was worried, slightly because they had left at 1:30 and it was already after 6. The car flipped and my little sister Larissa and my parents died on impact. My other little sister Leah was rushed to the hospital. When I arrived the doctors told me her condition was critical. She was awake, but there was really nothing they could do for her. I begged for them to try. And they did. But again, nothing. Eventually after a few weeks she went brain-dead. My aunts and uncles had the decision to take her off of life-support. But in the end they gave me the choice. I couldn't stand to see her lying there. I knew that there was no hope for her and that she'd eventually just waste away in the bed. Everyone left the room and I talked to her for a little while. I said I was sorry that I couldn't do anything for her and that I loved her very much. I promised her that I would graduate school for her, Larissa, and my parents. I just sat there and cried. I held her hand and whimpered into her stomach. And then finally, the doctor asked if I was ready. And I pulled the plug. And that was it. Her chest stopped rising and falling. I started living with my grandmother after that. I started getting bullied too. I'm just kind of sick of everything, you know? Well, you probably don't know. You're wonderful..."
