a band of cousins
want to change
We didn't present the money to Nana and Papa because they wouldn't have taken the money.
We all walked down to the front desk. I was getting better at walking around so I made it the whole way there.
"Hello children. What can I do for you?" The nurse was way too preppy, but whatever I'm not judging.
"We have some money for room 1616." I handed her the money. She counted it.
"And how did you children get so much money?"
"We can sing, dance, and make music videos," Sydney said.
"Room 1616 please," I said. She typed some things on the computer.
"Megan Pexa?" We all nodded.
"Okay." I still don't know why she was so willing to put the money in there.
We all thought we would have to get a grown-up. Everyone thinks she realized that I was Megan Pexa because you could tell I only had one arm. We made more music videos.
One day everyone came in all dressed up. I asked them what they were doing.
"Mini concert for the hospital," Brady said.
"Want to join us?" I shook my head. Everyone looked shocked.
"What's wrong?" Isaac asked me as he climbed onto the bed.
"Everyone stares at me like I'm a freak. I'm in a hospital and they look at me like that," I say starting to get upset. He put his arms around me and I cried onto his shoulder.
"It's okay we'll sing without you," Abbi said. Everyone tried to comfort me but for some reason I couldn't stop crying.
"I don't even know why I'm crying," I mumbled with a little laugh even though the tears kept falling.
"It's hard. We get it," Jake said. He sat on the bed next to me and Isaac.
"We won't do the concert if you don't want us to," Mara said comfortingly.
"The only reason we are doing it is because we think it would be fast money," Anna said.
"No it's okay if you guys want to do it," I said.
"Want to change?" Ellie held up a bag of clothes.
"The doctor said you could," Taylor said.
I nodded and climbed out of bed. The girls and I all went into the bathroom and they helped me change as best as they could. I came out in my favorite jean shorts and a t-shirt. I wore my favorite flip flops too.
I followed them out to the lobby. There was a small stage set up. We went behind it and they got ready. Everyone was nervous.
"You guys will do great," I said. I sat in the front row with Isaac next to me.
They started off with a cover from Kelly Clarkson. Then they sang three of my songs. After that they took a break.
"Just to let you know," Sydney started before they got off stage. "The tip jar is right there." Everyone pointed to a jar on a table in front of the stage. The audience laughed but some went up and put some money in.
A woman who had a cast on her arm gave a small child ten dollars. The child ran up and tried to put it in. He wasn't tall enough so he couldn't reach it. I walked over.
"Need some help?" The boy nodded without looking at me. I lifted him up and he put it in.
"Thank you," he said turning around. He saw my missing arm. He reached up to where my hand would have been.
"Where arm?"
"It's gone," I said. He looked sad.
"Sorry," he said.
"I hope you heal," he said before walking away. He waved at me when he was back by the woman.
We all walked down to the front desk. I was getting better at walking around so I made it the whole way there.
"Hello children. What can I do for you?" The nurse was way too preppy, but whatever I'm not judging.
"We have some money for room 1616." I handed her the money. She counted it.
"And how did you children get so much money?"
"We can sing, dance, and make music videos," Sydney said.
"Room 1616 please," I said. She typed some things on the computer.
"Megan Pexa?" We all nodded.
"Okay." I still don't know why she was so willing to put the money in there.
We all thought we would have to get a grown-up. Everyone thinks she realized that I was Megan Pexa because you could tell I only had one arm. We made more music videos.
One day everyone came in all dressed up. I asked them what they were doing.
"Mini concert for the hospital," Brady said.
"Want to join us?" I shook my head. Everyone looked shocked.
"What's wrong?" Isaac asked me as he climbed onto the bed.
"Everyone stares at me like I'm a freak. I'm in a hospital and they look at me like that," I say starting to get upset. He put his arms around me and I cried onto his shoulder.
"It's okay we'll sing without you," Abbi said. Everyone tried to comfort me but for some reason I couldn't stop crying.
"I don't even know why I'm crying," I mumbled with a little laugh even though the tears kept falling.
"It's hard. We get it," Jake said. He sat on the bed next to me and Isaac.
"We won't do the concert if you don't want us to," Mara said comfortingly.
"The only reason we are doing it is because we think it would be fast money," Anna said.
"No it's okay if you guys want to do it," I said.
"Want to change?" Ellie held up a bag of clothes.
"The doctor said you could," Taylor said.
I nodded and climbed out of bed. The girls and I all went into the bathroom and they helped me change as best as they could. I came out in my favorite jean shorts and a t-shirt. I wore my favorite flip flops too.
I followed them out to the lobby. There was a small stage set up. We went behind it and they got ready. Everyone was nervous.
"You guys will do great," I said. I sat in the front row with Isaac next to me.
They started off with a cover from Kelly Clarkson. Then they sang three of my songs. After that they took a break.
"Just to let you know," Sydney started before they got off stage. "The tip jar is right there." Everyone pointed to a jar on a table in front of the stage. The audience laughed but some went up and put some money in.
A woman who had a cast on her arm gave a small child ten dollars. The child ran up and tried to put it in. He wasn't tall enough so he couldn't reach it. I walked over.
"Need some help?" The boy nodded without looking at me. I lifted him up and he put it in.
"Thank you," he said turning around. He saw my missing arm. He reached up to where my hand would have been.
"Where arm?"
"It's gone," I said. He looked sad.
"Sorry," he said.
"I hope you heal," he said before walking away. He waved at me when he was back by the woman.
7/25/13