If I Stay (Week 13)

December 18, 2015

On to a new book once again! I literally just began the first few pages of this book, so bear with me. I am actually liking it thus far. The introduction to what I believe to be the basis of the story was well developed, in my opinion. On a regular snow day, away from school, Mia and her family had simply been on their way to her grandparents' house. Mia had been planning to see her boyfriend Adam's band play at a concert later that day. The beauty of life lies in the fact that a course of events can be permanently changed within a matter of seconds. While on the road, I believe that a truck came on full force (not exactly sure of which direction) and hit the car, instantly sending everyone in that car flying. Mia thought to have come right out of the accident unscathed, except when she looked up, she saw her own body on the ground, bleeding profusely with closed eyes. This form of her, without scratches and impervious to pain... what is it? Is she a ghost? Is she a simple spirit? Is this because she is officially dead? She has no idea. But as she is carried off to the hospital and sees herself in the bed, she doesn't seem to be doing so well. Mia has no idea what to think of this.

I think the whole scene of it being just a regular day in a family's home was an excellent set up for the  unexpected because it is realistic. You go into this book blindsided by the car accident, just as anyone goes on with life and is blindsided by a devastating situation. You can't prepare yourself for life; you can only go with the motions and tackle all issues face to face and learn from them to try to PREVENT the situation from recurring or even just to protect yourself if it were to happen again. At the end of the day, you can't always prevent the unexpected. Something will always hit you unannounced and you will just have to consider your options from there. Hopefully, you'll be strong enough to handle it/ get through it. Unfortunately, some people don't even receive the opportunity.