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chapter 1: the man's choice

a man is sitting on his bed writting a note to his parents. the man is me. i am the man that has reached his limits for the last time. this is the story f how i became the man i am. the way i became a hero to one and all. how i got my start and how i get treated. the man is six feet three inches, muscular arms, a slight stomach, and scars all over his body. the man has one tattoo at this point in time, that's a tribal band on his right arm. it was going to have writting in it also but he changed his mind about that. he was about to walk out on his whole family and have no regrets. the man was ready to kill who ever got in his way on his quest for self enlightenment. the man left a note saying he was going to leave and return only when he wanted. he withdrew one thousand dollars from his bank acount and walked all over his now home town saying his good byes to all his friends. when he found what would become to be his new best friend lying on the ground bleeding out of the mouth. it was just a fellow teenager, a female. they had seen each other in his school halls but never talked to each other much. the woman was injured bad. the man knew what he had to do and that was carry her to the nearst medical team or hospital and hope for the best. the man walked from first street all the way over to fifth street where the local police station was. the police then escorted the man with the woman to a hospital. the man reported every thing he had saw when he had found the woman. he found out she had been hit by a car and moved to the side of the road. and was left to die. the man then stayed by her side until she could leave the hospital. the police knew he had nothing to do with it when he carried the woman and didn't leave until he was told she would be fine and would heal in a couple of days. the man stayed in the same chair forr three days, for a woman he had never talked to. it seemed strange to him that he cared about the life of another. but he strangely liked it. the man had the same routine while he was there. a cup of coffie, a bagel toasted, with cream cheese. and about an hour after that he read the daily paper. when the woman finally came to the first thing she saw was his un-shaven face smileing. the woman screamed in fear of what he might have done to her while she was sleeping. the police and doctors came running into the room. the man backed him self against the wall in fear that she may try to kill him. the police tried to calm her down. "Ms. this man saved your life, and has stayed by your side to make sure that you made a full recovery. he didn't do anything sexual to you. trust us we have kept out eyes on him." a doctor said sitting next to her. the man slowly walked back to the chair next to her bed and sat back down in it. "why did you save me? i mean i want to know why you wanted to help a complete stranger." the woman said finally after a few minutes. the man stared at her in shock of her being able to talk. "i was only doing what any good citizen would do, but i stayed because i was worried you had serious damage done to you from the car accident." i said. the woman waved the police and doctors away now that she knew she was safe. the woman than began to stare at her savior. "why are you looking at me like that?" i said. the woman began to blush. she turned her head and smiled a little. "i...um was wondering, why did you stay by my side when i was knocked out?" she asked. the man then got up from his chair and started toward the door. "i only wanted to make sure you where ok...since you are you nolonger need me. i'm sorry that i scared you." i said putting the chair back where it belonged. the woman grabbed the man's arm and held it tight. "please don't leave me here alone. i want to repay you. but i am but a poor young girl. now i owe you my life, for you saved mine." she said. the man but the chair down and sat there with the girl holding on to the arm of his coat. "no payment is nessicary....knowing your alive is enough for me." i said smilling. the woman began to blush a deeper red than before. "i want to leave with you, i will find a way to repay the debt i owe you." she said and gave the look of don't fight it because i'll still win. the man just sat there in complete sinence rubbing his un-shaven jaw. "i can't let you do that, you have a family that cares about you. so it would be consitered kidnamping...besides you don't even know anything about me" i said lowering my head. the woman stared at him,the man stared at her then the woman began to blush again. "do you know why i was hit by that car?" she asked him. the man just sat there waiting for her to tell him. "i wanted to die, because no one would care if i died. i got kicked out of my house when i was thirteen. so now what's the problem?" she asked. after a few minutes the man finally said, " ok but only after you make a full recovery." the man said takeing off his jacket and placeing it on the chair. the girl then grabbed the man's hand and gripped it tightly and smiled softly. the girl then drifted off into a slumber deeper than she had ever slept before. the man just sat there and wondered why he didn't denie he a chance to follow him where ever he went. the man sighed and got up to go get some more coffie. the man leaves the room smiling with an empty cup for coffie. "where are you going?" she asked opening her eyes. the man turned around still smilling. "i'm going down stairs to get some coffie, you want any thing?" i asked. the girl nodded and slowly got up. the man rushes over to her side to help her stand. "all i want is a bagel and to be next to my savior." she said as she was lifted. the man nodded and went to get her a wheel chair. the doctor caim in as soon as the man left her side and asked if they needed anything. "ya we need a wheel chair, she wants to go down stairs with me for breakfeast." i said. the doctor said ok but she needs to take it easy. "don't worry she will" i said. the doctor leaves going to get a wheel chair. the man sits next to the girl. the gets up and goes toward the bathroom. the man layes back on the bed and puts his arms behind his head. the girl openes the door to the bath room walks in, and closes the door behind her. the man sighes in comtent. he was happy that he had saved her. though he would never tell her that...he knew he had to seem tough around her or else she would know the true reason he had saved her. it wasn't just to be a good citizen. he also had a likeing for her up to a point. but never told any one about his growning crush for the girl. the man reaches into his left pocket and pulles out a pen and small note book. the man opens the note book to a clean page and dates it. "april/3/2009" then begins to make write. the man jumps when the doctor returns with a wheel chair in his hands. the man had forgotten he had asked for one. the man had just about forgot where he was. the toilet flushes. the door un clicks and swings opens. the woman walks out in a pair of blue faded jeans, a blue short sleeve shirt, and had her long hair put back in a pony tail. she had socks on but not shoes. her eyes where standing out because of what she was wearing and also because she looked beautiful. the man got up from the woman getting out of the bath room and walked toward her. "wow your amazing" i said grabbing my jacket and continueing to walk toward her. the man then takes her had and sets her down gently in the wheel chair. the doctor then leaves the room. the girl smiles and askes for the man's jacket. the man takes it off and gives it to her. the man knew he wasn't getting his favorite jean jacket back from her. the man wheels her toward an elivator as she sits there with the jacket on her lap. keeping her chest and legs warm. the man now in just a muscle shirt looked at her and laughed at how cute she looked. "why are you laughing at me?" she asked. the man realized he was laughing out loud and stopped and said, " you just look so cute like that. i kinda like it..." the girl blushed even harder than the past times. her face was a deep crimson red. as the two waited for the elivator to arrive at their floor they made small talk. the girl looked at the man and asked, " what do you do in your spare time?" the man looked down into her bright blue eyes. "i do many things, i am a comlicated man..." i said. "i want to know about all you hobbies....will you please tell me about them?" she asked making a sad face and looking for sympothy. the man looked deep into her eyes, then sighed. he couldn't be mean to her, no matter how mad he got at her. " i write books, poems, and songs, i am a boxer, i swim, fish, rock climb, draw, play the guitar, lift weights, fix old cars, that kind of stuff... what about you? what are your hobbies?" i said. she sat in the wheel chair in shock. for she had thought he was just a metal head banging junkie. she knew not how far from the truth she was in her thinking. "i hang out with my friends, i repair cloths, and play video games...i am much more simple than you are" she said. the man smiles. the elavator reaches their floor. the woman gets wheeled into the elavator by the man. the man then pushes the button with a one on it. they had to go down one floor to the enterance, cafateria, and the shops. the hospital had a gift shop which sold cloths, candy, and other food things, along with the daily paper and drinks. the man wheeled the woman down to the end of the hall where there was a fork in their path. would they chose to go to the cafiteria? or maybe go to the enterance and leave? which would they choose? there was no one around but them. the halls were deserted. not even the security was around at this time. they went out to get some coffee. the two people desided to make the right choice after several minutes of depating in their heads. they slowly strolled their way toward the caffiteria. "we could have left just then..."she said sighing. "i know we could of, but your health is more important to me than freedom. we shall leave only when the doctors say you can got that?" i asked.