Noticed By Rich Blood

Chapter 8 : Clarifications

All of my sisters were looking at me. Fei shot a glare at Afi, whom just shrugged.

"What do you guys mean? I can't walk?" I threw the hospital sheets off of me and put my legs on the ground and instead of standing up straight, I fell to the ground.

My dad walks in and shouted, "Honey, what are you doing? Who asked you to get out of bed?" He helps me back up onto my bed. Then, looks at my sisters."Why didn't you help her?"

"We didn't know she was going to get out of bed that suddenly, "Fei replies

"Dad-," I interrupt.

He cupped my face, brushed my hair out of my face, and said, "Yes, honey talk to me, what's up?"

"Will..I...never be able to walk again?" I ask with a pleading look in my eyes.

"Honey..," he glares at my sisters, "did you guys tell her?"

I look at my sisters and then back at my dad, "It's okay, I was going to find out anyways if I got up from bed. But, please tell me the truth."

"Honey, you can walk but temporarily you cannot. You have to stay in the hospital for three weeks and then go to rehab and get back in shape. An accident is not easy, but we are just thankful you can walk and your life wasn't in danger," he replies softly.

"You're telling the truth, right?" I ask again.

"Yes, I would never lie to you," he urges, "Now, you need to get to sleep and we will get going."

"Come on, guys, I think that was enough of a shocker for her," Fei says to Ari and Afi. 

"ENOUGH, Fei, you sounded like you were mocking her," Dad says. 

"I wasn't, Dad,"Fei whines. 

My dad gathers them up and walks out the door with them, turning back to look at me and smile. I give him a weak smile and then throw the sheets over my face and cry. I cry like theres no end to crying. I really hope I can walk again and they aren't just talking about some fantasy that will never be reality.  And with those thoughts in mind, the world around me turns dark and I fall asleep. 

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Three weeks at the hospital, and I am finally discharged. What my dad said was never a lie and I know now because I can stand up on my two feet again after all the rehab. I walk out of the hospitals on my own two legs and walk all the way to the car. I begged my dad yesterday to let me go to school the next day because I wanted to see my beloved, Ahmed again. My dad, loving me and knowing how stubborn I am, agreed.

So, here I am now, standing in front of the school building, on this fresh and beautiful spring day eager to return. I enter the familiar school buildings once more and my two most favorite people appear. 

"SUNDAS! Are you okay now?" Samantha says walking up with a smile with Valeria by her side. 

"Yo, you good now?" Valeria asks.

"Yeah, I'm good now. Up and healthy," I wink.

"Good to hear, plus I think your boyfriend has been eager to see you as well. After the incident with the nurse. he's too shy to face you again," Samantha chuckles.

"Incident with the....," I say with a confused look, then it hits me, "Ohhhh."

"Mhmmm, he told us about it because we came to school and the guy was like mute. We forced him to talk," Valeria laughs.

I turn bright red, "That brat. He could have just shut up and kept it between the two of us. Where is he anyways?"

"We don't know, he usually shows up to school early, but he hasn't shown up today," Val shrugs.