Cherish Part One

I stared at the full length mirror in my room, a room that did not feel like it belonged to me anymore,

I looked normal enough, except for the braces strapped to my legs, when I attempted to stand, or hobble around, if you could even call it that. Everything changed in an instant and I found myself trying to pick up the pieces.

If I had been hurt by an accident, or an illness or something it might have been…