When my baby sister was born I couldn’t have been more excited. As we grew up we were always together. When my sister was about 6 and I was about 9 (almost exactly the ages of young Elsa and Anna at the time of the accident), my family was in the middle of a big move. We had a bunch of friends over to help pack and mom left me in charge of Frankie. When the little boy across the street waved us over the play and she wanted to go, I helped her look both ways before she started to cross the street. What I didn’t know was that there was a stop sign at the corner that was hidden by bushes so I didn’t see the car that hit her until it was too late. With a screech of tires and a thud my sister went flying and I was left in shock. She was hospitalized for weeks with a crack on her skull and I was left to stay with a family friend. I didn’t talk to my parents for weeks and when we all returned home everything had changed. I was trusted to be a good girl while my sister was coddled. As a young, frightened child the only reason I could come up with for the change in our family dynamic was that everyone knew it was my fault she’s been hit. I was supposed to keep her safe and I didn’t. Convinced my family resented me and I was a danger to my sister, I shunned my family. I receded into myself and my art and I learned to take care of myself. Frankie and I grew closer over time but there was still a distance between us. Until 2013 when a little film came out by the name of @disneyfrozen. Watching the opening caused an instant connection to the sisters and as the film continued I stopped seeing Anna, I saw my sister fighting to regain a connection to a sister she didn’t understand why she’d lost. Anna’s journey opened my eyes to how confused and alone my own sister must have felt all those years. After the premier was the first time I opened up to my family about how that accident had affected me and repaired my relationship with my sister stronger than it had ever been. I would not be where I am today without #elsa #anna and #frozen ❄️ #disney #disneycosplay #elsacosplay #disneyfrozen #irlelsa #emotional #inspirational #throwbackthursday #angiviper https://www.instagram.com/p/BpqM1fzgxoB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1q9t71azprwcl
