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Derek’s life used to be easy. He had a beautiful wife, Lydia, a darling first grader named Garrett and two precious twins, Isaac and Erica. But then came the accident. It was a perfect July day and the tight knit family of four was heading to the beach. As they drove along the highway, the kids sang along to the “Frozen” soundtrack, Derek had a slight headache from their singing but he pushed through because he knew Lydia was excited to finally take the kids the ocean. As Derek drove, he felt something in his gut that said something was wrong. Then he saw it, a car barreling straight at him and his perfect family. Derek tried, oh did he try, to avoid the speeding SUV, but it was coming straight at him. It seemed like a thousand years before a rescue vehicle reached the scene of the accident. Derek was trapped under the car and unable to protect his family, he felt like a failure. He knew it was bad but nothing could prepare him for what he would see. As they pulled him onto a gurney and into an ambulance, he saw Lydia, the mother to each of his blue eyed children, unconscious, a look of horror still on her face. He saw Garrett, his son, the happiest person Derek had ever met, sitting next to his mother, unharmed, but sobbing. Then he saw his babies, Erica had a pool of blood around her skillfully crafter golden ringlets, Isaac, oh god Isaac, his right foot lay cleanly severed yards away from his caring young boy, who just an hour ago was playing tag with his brother. No, nothing could’ve prepared Derek for that, but the worst of all, was that damned radio that carried on “See the beauty sharp and sheer, split ice apart, break the frozen heart.” Derek knew he had a choice to make, he could be a man and attempt to pull the pieces of his life back together, or he could crumble and hope everything worked out. Sadly, he chose the latter.