Alex isn't your normal kind of guy. In fact, he isn't any girl's ideal type if that's what you're asking.
Terrifyingly shy as he enters his freshman year of high school, he wants nothing to do with people. Any kind of people. They wouldn't understa...
"You would make an excellent nurse. I love hospital stays now. It's almost like a spa day but without the whole zen vibe." Cassidy said as soon as I handed her a paper cup full of ice chips and a spoon. She gladly took it and shoved a spoonful of ice into her mouth and almost immediately smiled.
"Don't people usually dislike being in the hospital?" I asked.
She shrugged.
"Yeah but, being taken care of feels kinda good. I love being the center of attention here. It's not too suffocating, nor too overwhelming. Sick people are literally everywhere. I'm no different. I love being among my people. Like a returning president." She said, grinning.
I stood by her bedside, and looked around her room. She has around 3 pudding cups, some chips her brothers left, and some diced mangoes my mom made me bring over. Nothing seemed to be out of place so far.
"Do you need anything else?" I asked as I walked over to a nearby sofa chair.
Cassidy pretended to think, a spoonful of ice hanging still in the air.
"A million dollars, maybe. But seriously? I don't think I need anything yet. Thanks." She said, before returning to her ice chips.
"Okay."
I finally sat down and slumped my back onto the chair. It was weirdly comfy.
Cassidy has been in the hospital for 3 days now. She said she should've been out yesterday, but the people around here tested her for god knows what, and she's just waiting for the results. If all goes well, she might be out in a day or two.
"Alex?"
"Hmm?"
Cassidy had been sitting up with her legs crossed on her bed, looking at me with her cup of ice still in her hands.
"You know you could always go home after school. You don't have to come by everyday." She said, returning to her ice.
"But I want to." I told her.
It was true, though.
She's a friend. Who's really special to me. I never knew anyone who could get me out of my shell before I knew her.
Cassidy snorted and shot me a winning smile.
"I'm seriously fine. Well, for my standards. I'm a bit tired, though." She said, slumping her shoulders down a bit , her mint green sweater hanging loosely around her.
"But you didn't get out of bed the whole day."
Cassidy grinned before shoving in another spoonful of ice into her mouth.
"That's just EDS, darling. Welcome to my world."
I made a mental note to look up EDS later. Or maybe today, once Cassidy falls asleep. She usually does after eating ice chips.
After a few more minutes, Cassidy finished off her ice, laid in bed, and almost immediately, fell asleep holding her spoon.
It was kinda cute, seeing her asleep with a spoon in her hand, raised a bit around her head.
I shook my head, and proceeded to research EDS on my phone.
Typing Ehler's-Danlos Syndrome, I found tons of websites that would educate me a bit on it, and I settled on an article by MedicalNewsToday. It was the only one I could almost understand quite clearly.
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