I was twenty-five and a motorcycle accident had left me paralyzed. I was left with only the ability to breath and blink my eyes. The trucker that had apparently not seen me coming as he pulled onto the highway had shattered my spinal column. My wife of three years was left with little help to care for me but she did the best that she could do. We lived in a fairly good-sized apartment with three bedrooms, one of which my specialty bed and medical equipment completely filled. After six months in the hospital I was finally able to come home.
Our neighbors were a sweet, yet older couple in their late thirties and they came to visit and offer a hand quite often. His name was Derek and his wife was Jennifer. My wife, Cindy, and I had spent a lot of time with them before the accident and were close friends. Little did I know that my life would get even worse, and if not for the new technology available today, I would not be able to use my mouthpiece to tell my story. All I have to do is breath short puffs into a straw like contraption and I am able to type on a computer screen. I am still unable to speak or move my body.
After I had been back home for a couple of weeks, Derek came by to check on Cindy and me before he want to his apartment upstairs. I could hear and see them talking on the small sofa in my bedroom. I guess that they assumed I was sleeping. Cindy was a little teary eyed and Derek was comforting her by holding her close and saying things will get better and that life goes on. I watched as he held her close to him and pulled her face gently towards his lips. They kissed for what seemed like an hour and I just closed my eyes and tried to block it out of my mind. I was feeling nauseated and the room was swimming with my grief.
I opened my eyes as I heard them stirring and saw Cindy stand and go out of the room. Derek waited for a minute or so and stood up. I assumed he was going to go after her to see if he could fuck my wife. Instead he walked over to the side of my bed and looked into my eyes. "Did you like what you just saw, Tommy boy?" he sneered. I could only blink in response. He looked back towards the door and then slowly raised his right hand to my face. I thought he was going to try and put me out of my misery. But, instead, he placed a finger under my nose and whispered, "Do you remember that smell? It's the stink of your wife's sweet little cunt."
I was devastated. The man I thought was my best friend was tormenting me, as I lay helpless to do anything about it. I was torn emotionally. I knew my wife didn't deserve to be tied down to a paralyzed husband. She was only twenty-three and had her whole life to try and find happiness without me. Yet I didn't want to lose her either. I loved her so much. And I didn't want that bastard to 'help her through this' either.
"Is something wrong?" I heard Cindy speak from my bedroom doorway. Derek turned and said, "No, he just looked a little uncomfortable and I repositioned him a bit."