Just before Her Wedding, Bride Gets into a Car Crash and Loses Her Ability to Walk — Story of the Day

Caroline ended up in a wheelchair. | Source: Shutterstock

Caroline and Jacob had a meet-cute on the streets and started dating. However, Caroline’s parents disapproved of the relationship because Jacob was poor. One day, she got into a terrible accident in his car and couldn’t walk again. Then Jacob shocked all of them.

“I still remember the day we met vividly. It felt like we stepped right into a rom-com and never got out. I was taking pictures by the Greyhound bus station, and you came to talk to me. We never stopped talking since. No matter what others say, I will always love you, Jacob, and I know our life together is going to be spectacular….”

Caroline smiled as she wrote her wedding vows while sitting in bed. They were getting married in two months, but she started writing already to get the right words out before the nerves and the stress kicked in. Their day had to be unique because they had overcome several obstacles since they began dating a year ago.

Caroline ended up in a wheelchair and thought Jacob would leave her. | Source: Shutterstock

Caroline ended up in a wheelchair and thought Jacob would leave her. | Source: Shutterstock

Caroline’s parents didn’t like their relationship because Jacob worked as an assistant cook at a restaurant. He didn’t come from money. Meanwhile, she was raised with all the privileges in the world and went to college to study photography, knowing that money would never be a problem.

Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pierce, were concerned that he might be with her for the money. But Caroline knew better. Jacob was the kindest, smartest, funniest man she had ever met. There was no one else for her. Moreover, he was handsome, and their first meeting was something she thought only happened in movies.

Remembering something, Caroline put her pen down, grabbed her wedding vow drafts, and hid them in her drawer. She had appointments at several wedding dress stores in Cleveland, and her bridesmaids would kill her if she was late.

She had to use Jacob's car that day. | Source: Pexels

She had to use Jacob’s car that day. | Source: Pexels

She had to drive Jacob’s ’98 Dodge because he asked to borrow her SUV for a particular catering event for the restaurant. Caroline’s mother hated that car and told her never to get in because she would be in an accident. However, Caroline didn’t listen to the older woman. The vehicle worked, that’s all that mattered.

Unfortunately, her mother was right. There was a terrible accident that day, and she...