Chapter 5
I'm back!
Sounds... every second of everyday they surround us. A baby's laugh...Rain on a window pane... But the scariest sound i'll ever hear... is the sound of on-coming traffic.
"hey...hey..." I keep hearing someone repeating the word over and over again...It's echoing through my pounding head.
"..eny! ..ou kay..." The sounds are fading now...I
Beep...Beep...Beep... The sounds have changed...Beep...Beep...Beep...It's sounds emptier now... My head doesn't hurt now...
Hummmmm...Another sound...this one is closer. Hummm...I can feel it in my chest...
Clip-clop, Clip-clop, clip-clop...Shoes on a linoleum floor... That sound is getting closer too...
"Are you awake?" Everything sounds much clearer now... "Can you hear me?"...A lady...I want to answer her, but everything feels so weak..."Can you blink for me sweetheart?" No...I couldn't...even attempting to lift my eyelids was a struggle. "Anything?" She placed my hand in hers...I tried my best to show my consciousness. But I'm not sure if it worked..."I'll come by again later... we hope you wake up soon..."
Clip-Clop, Clip-Clop, Clip-Clop...The sound faded into silence...Or maybe I just fell asleep...
Beep...Beep...Beep...The sound is back...Beep...Beep...Beep...
Touch...Something cold lie underneath my fingers...Something flat...not at all soft...
Smell...It smelled...cold...sterile...it smelled of bleach... It smelled clean...
Sound, touch and smell... The three of my four senses tell me that that i'm in a hospital. But the rest of me is screaming " A Place I Don't Want To Be."
"Hmmmm..." I finally put my vocal chords to use. I lifted one arm, and then the other. I then attempted to pull myself up into a sitting position. However, one of my arms were restrained by what I suspected to be an I.V...I usually didn't like making other people do something for me. But seeing as I couldn't focus quite enough to figure out the connection between the I.V. bag and my arm, I figured that asking for help wouldn't be such a bad idea.
"Hello?...Anyone around?" I sat quietly for a moment attempting to listen for life outside my room. Assuming that my door, if my room had one, was open. Muffled sounds...bloody muffled sounds...the door is probably closed. I decided to try and feel my way around the bed to see if I could find the nurses button on the bed. Come on...where are you? OH BlOODY- "OOF!"I fell off the bed...
BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP
"Ow..." Wha-I just fell off the bed.
SLAM...
"Where-"
"I'm down here." I heard foot steps come towards me.
"So you fell off huh?" The lady from before...Now I recognized her voice.
"Yes Ms. Margret. I was looking for the call button when I fell off the bed."
"Well let's get you up shall we?" I felt her hands on my arms as she helped me to stand and guided me to the bed. "What did you want the button for?"
"I wanted to sit up, but my I.V. was keeping me from stretching my arms out far enough." I felt the bed under me adjust slowly into an upright position. "Thank you Ms. Margret."
"You're welcome. Are you feeling any better?"
I nodded, "Considerably so..."
"...You've been asleep since yesterday." I stayed silent. "You're guardian was called in..."
"Yes?" Every becomes very apprehensive when it come to my guardian.
"He'll be by later this evening to pick you up."
"Thank you." I heard lighter foot steps came into the room.
"But before then...you have a visitor."
"Hmm?" Light foot steps...too light for an adult...I only know adults...the other kids don't like me...except- "Henry!"
"Hi." He sounded pleased to see me, but he also seemed bothered by something.
Oh man, I should have said that more convincingly...Now she's gonna pick up on he undertone stuff and think that something's wrong.
"Is there something wrong Henry?"
"No." Dang it. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm alright." She folded her and on her lap and nodded with a smile. "Are you feeling alright?"
"What do you mean?"
She cocked her head to the right leaving some of her curls to fall into her eyes. "Something is off."
"I'm pretty sure everything is on." I said. Good one Henry.
"You feel far away." She patted an area on the bed in invitation. "Sit closer?"
"Um..." Well, she doesn't bite does she Henry? "Okay." I climbed onto the bed and sat with my legs crossed.
"You seem unsettled Henry, why?"
"I'm not-" Somehow she was able to find my mouth with her hands and she slapped them over it.
"Now before you say anything else, know this. No one, absolutely no one is 100% alright all of the time." She took her hands from my mouth and held my face between her hands. "Okay?"
Why is she so serious about this? Why is she so concerned about what's the matter with me?She's the one who got hit by a-...
"'Enry! Are you lisinin'?"
Whoa, that accent change...I think she's getting angry...Better say something Henry!
"YES! I-I mean, yes, I'm listening!...I just...I'm slightly confused." Her hands fell back to her lap.
"Why are you confused?"
"...I mean...you're upset because you think that something is wrong with me...when the only thing that's wrong with me is the fact that you got hit by a car."
"Huh?" She cocked her head again. "Why would that be what is wrong with you?"
"Well..." Nice job Henry, now she probably thinks that you like her or something...okay, now why did you think that Henry?
"Henry. What are you talking about?" She sunk into the back of the bed like she was trying to avoid something.
"Uh...I-I..." Her head tilted down, her face was now hidden by her hair. "I'm just...I'm-"
"Mad? Are you angry with me?" She said quietly.
"...what?" Did she just say that she thought that I was- "Angry?...Why would I be angry?"
"...You mean..you aren't sore with me?" Her chin was still tucked into her chest.
"No, of course not..." I grimaced internally. "The only person i'm mad at is me."
"...You?" I heard her sniffle. Was she crying?. "...But you didn't do anything." She lifted her head. Way to go Henry, you've known the girl all of two days and your'e already making her cry.
"You're right... That's why I had to see you." She wiped her eyes and pulled he knees to her chest.
"I don't understand..."
"Remember when you pretty much saved me from Bio?"
"Yes..."
"Well..." I ran my fingers through my hair. Emma does that when she's stressed out too... "You called me a knight in shining armor...but I didn't do anything worth being called that...I couldn't even warn you about the car... I could've said something, but I didn't... All I did was turn away so I wouldn't have to see you get hit." I felt my throat getting tight. Don't you dare cry Henry...we don't have to cry, we need to stop her from crying!
"You mean to tell me that you think...Wait...I'm confused-"
"I have to go." I jumped off the bed and headed towards the door.
"Henry?" I turned to see her looking towards the window. "Please...I don't understand..."
"Sorry, my Re-...my Mom will be looking for me...Bye." I waked out the door. I could hear he calling me back...Nice going Henry...I'm such a jerk...UHG! AND I STILL DON'T KNOW HER NAME!
I don't understand...why would he be so angry with himself...I wish he would have just stayed and let me explain...
"Visiting hours are..." Ms. Margret came back. "...Where's Henry?"
"He left... he said his mother would be looking for him."
"Oh...Well, I came by to tell you that visiting hours are over in about half an hour."
I nodded politely. "Thank you."
"Oh and um...your guardian will be around to come and get you soon."
"Thank you." I didn't hear her leaving the room, and i didn't feel like talking to anyone else just then. Do you mind leaving? I'm not in such a pleasant mood."
"Oh... well, if you're sure that-"
"Please, and thank you." I rolled onto my side and waited to hear the sound of low heels hurrying away from the room...I heard it...i was left alone with my thoughts.
Why must two people understanding each other be so difficult?...
R&R if you like, comments are welcome...