TREAD THAT FINE LINE

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The visits were forceful restricted and a maximun of two people on protective gear. Of course his parents were the first to see him. After the ten minutes, they walked out slightly moved although Darya had that wonderful smile and that eternal positive way. Amir looked a little bit more circumspect. Seemingly Enzo found himself totally sedated and stabilized and the doctors said his condition was uncertain.

Luckily the hospital policy allowed several visits although they underlined they must last 10 minutes at the most. The visits were between 8 and 5:30 p.m.

The next day Tarek could see him with his sister. Before that they had to put on gloves, robes and disposable shoes. He got shocked more than he expected seeing him lying there. With the breathing machine and his nails still somewhat blue. He was coming gradually out of the sedation effects and it figured in his beautiful dark eyes staring blankly. But he moved persistent his long eyelashes turning his head and watching them with curiosity and some restlessness.

- My darling, we are here with you -Tarek whispered at his ear-. Don't move, everything is alright.

He took a quick glance to the machines that were tracking his vital signs; the temperature, the blood pressure, the breathing rate and the pulse.

They provided him oxigen to help his breath and through vein liquids since the first three hours of the crisis. As well as the blood pressure kept too low even after receiving liquids they were dosed him a vasopressor drug to contract the blood vessels and help to increase the blood pressure. Apart the antibiotics.

His sister had Enzo's long fingers over her cheek and she couldn't help crying silently. Tarek this time could control himself and not crying. He spoke to him all the time about those little things he loved. That the cats missed him and they behaved really good without him, the wonderful lunch Svetlana was going to cook him when he came back home. Enzo blinked with his big eyes locking on his and then he returned his gaze to his sister who didn't let go his hand, over her cheek.

John Deacon appeared although he spoke directly with his colleagues to know every update

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John Deacon appeared although he spoke directly with his colleagues to know every update. Tarek always attacked him with questions. He trusted him so much.

- They told us his condition is still uncertain. I've seen him some hours ago, he was conscious though still under the sedation effects, I didn't get the feeling he was so bad.

- He is. He suffers a quite serious neutropaenia, less than 500 by microlitre of blood.

- What's this? The neutrophils?

Tarek after so many consultations and check-ups got to know already the medical words. Most of all the white blood cells that always causing troubles to the HIV positives.

- That's right. But they will count them again because his count is not so stable. The last analysis was really worrying.

- I swear to you, John. When I saw him it felt like he was going to jump out of bed. He was moving all the time.

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