Kristen Noll: A Short Story

Ever wanted something so desperately that even the most skeptical were willing to commit to anything to have it in their possession? That you would kill for it, pay for it with every last cent you owned. Come on, you’ve been in that situation at least once in your life. Nobody can fool anyone around here. What was it that had been desired? Money, forgiveness, electronics, toys, could it have been food, shelter, endless wishes? Me? I wanted a second chance. Another chance to save her. To save Kristen Noll. She was definitely something. A friend, a daughter, sister, cousin, granddaughter, lover. The list could continue on for ages. Her life ended just before it had begun. She had so much potential, she could have become something this world needed. I needed her back alive. It was too challenging to continue this life without her, waking up everyday knowing that there was no way she could ever come back. That’s where my
Not since the accident involving Kristen. It was just after she had graduated the tenth grade. Back in July when she had been coming home later than usual considering that it was now the summer and she didnèt have school for another five weeks. It was dark out, however she was wearing enough brightly coloured clothing that any sober person would have stopped at the red light and she wouldn’t have been killed. The man driving had been coming back from the bar completely hammered. He was driving really fast and hadn’t stopped at the red light. As he sped right through it he also hadn’t noticed the brightly dressed child walking across the street talking on the phone. I was the one she was talking to that night. She had called me to say she was on her way home and so that she was on the phone so she felt safer walking alone. Imagine how it felt to hear you’re only child screaming and following the thumping sound of something hitting a car. After her mother had died, she was all I had left, she was the only family that I