Emotional Reflector- Holly Fischer

Ever since the accident that Ellen, Anna and Cameron got into there have been so many emotions in this book. For example, Ellen and Anna's families are overjoyed with the fact that both of them survived the accident, but also frightened at the fact that they were so close to losing them. On the other hand, Cameron's family and even Anna's family is shocked and hurting with the fact that they lost Cameron in the terrifying accident. Jack, Cameron's boyfriend, who happens to be Cameron's boyfriend, is taking it the hardest. He's happy that his sister made it through the accident, but also depressed with the fact that his girlfriend did not. Even though Anna walked away from the accident with only an eye injury, her best friend Ellen, who was very drunk when the accident happened, is not in good shape. On page 38, Ellen's mom says: "She's got a tube in her mouth to help her breathe, a tube in her chest to reinflate her lung, an IV for antibiotics, an IV for pain, a catherter to help her pass water, a cast on her leg, and nothing for her ribs. They'll heal on their own." Therefore, you can tell that Ellen was not lucky and as of now she's not exactly up and talking and she's in the Intensive Care Unit in the hosptial. An important part of this book on an emotional level to me, is the fact that Anna's parents were never very loving to her before the accident. For example, on page 35 Anna says: "It's strange but good [a hug from her mom], like when she held me in the hospital bed. It's not that we don't get along, so much as we're not that close, I guess. The truth is, before yesterday I don't remember the last time we touched." This effects the book a lot because now her parents realize that they could've been like Cameron's parents and lost their daughter in that accident. Now they realize how special she is to them, and that's important. Hopefully in the next few chapters Ellen will wake up and Anna will be able to talk to her because everyone's getting very worried about her.