Parrot And Girl

Chapter 38

The next day at school, I couldn't concentrate on classes as much as I tried to because yesterday at the hospital the sight of my uncle was horrible. His eyes were closed but was still breathing. There were scratches and scars marks all over his face but they were cleaned by the time nurses almost fixed him. The one thing that got me shocked was the state of his left leg that was missing and gone for good.

My cheeks were filled with tears after I saw the horrible state of my uncle as one of his visitor who was my uncle's closest friend and colleague who also works at John's Mechanic gently dragged me out of the room and I gave him a short smile.

I was under the care of one of my uncle's closest neighbor who kindly volunteered to look after me and the two pets Blinky the little kitten and Chico who never left or refused to leave my side except when I'm inside the school building since they noticed schools don't allow pets inside.

When my class ended I headed to my next class with my head down and without mentioning any words to Taro or anyone else. He kept trying to ask what is wrong but I didn't want to answer. I had a pretty much beat up weak of swollen tongue as more tightness traps my heart into moodiness.

At lunch time, I went to my locker to leave my books and grab my sandwich and Chico's food. Today I ate my food behind a bush with Chico on my arm, I dropped his seeds on the grass for him to eat.

I guess I'm just not in the mood to hang out with people today. I grip on my necklace and blue scarf for comfort but it didn't work. I just want my uncle to be alright.

When school has finished, I collected all my stuff and left the school building. I walked towards the bench and sat with my head in my hands.

Chico sat on my shoulder rubbing his head against my neck. I put my head up to give him a smile.

"Hey pal, what's up?" I asked

He squawked, "Hey pal, what's up? Hey pal, what's up?"

I chuckled a little until another tear ran down my cheek. I just hope my uncle would be able to make it.

I heard footsteps coming closer to where I'm sitting. I took a peak to find Taro looking at me with consern.

He demanded, "Why are you avoiding me? I thought we were friends."

I sat up to face this little kid even with my teary eyed and turned away.

"My uncle is in the hospital." I tell him as my hands tremble.

"Oh I'm sorry." His expression calms,"What happened to him if you don't mind? "

I took a huge breath, "He was in a car accident, there were scars and scratches on his face and lost his left leg, it was horrible."

He put his hand on my shoulder, "He'll be alright, right?"

"He should be." Then I remembered him coming home tired, stressed and seemed troubled, "I don't think he'll be able to make Chico's stand now."

After this conversation, instead of going to my neighbor's house. I actually walked into the forest like I did few weeks back before Uncle Alex started getting stressed out.

I sat on a chosen tree that I just climbed. With Chico sitting on a branch close to the one I'm sitting on. I lean on the bark for comfort instead of giving in to grief.

"I feel utterly alone." I cried, "I really miss Mom, Dad, Joey and even James."

I sat on the tree for at least two hours crying header and harder until sleep came over me.

I had another dream, the same one like I always suffer from. My parents corps being burned to ashes, Joey pulling my shirt in order to save me. The fire fighter who lifted me in his arm around my small body and Joey's little grey body lying in my arms lifeless.

When I woke up, I was hanging on a tree with a branch holding on to the helm of my shirt. Chico was looking at me worriedly gripping the neck of my shirt.

"Great now, I'm stuck, I shouldn't have cried and slept." I was trying to reach another branch. The branch holding the bottom of my shirt released me causing me to fall until I landed on another branch that was close to the ground.

I landed on the ground, trying to catch my breath as Chico and I went back to our neighbors house.

The next few days was the same routine, feeling empty in school and outside of school. I spent days alone with my parrot at the forest or the park in New England, the one I spent New Years Eve at the beginning of the year with my uncle that night.

At lunch time today I wasn't hungry so I just had lunch outside without my food and just took Chico's seed for him to eat. I was feeling miserable lately, Chico wasn't happy with my mood, so he ate fewer than usual sitting on my right arm that rested on my knee.

"I didn't know one of my student would sit on a bench when they're unhappy." I was startled by the school principal Mr Norwain.

"Oh." Is all I said before I spoke, "I guess I'm just feeling miserable lately after what happened to my uncle."

With his deep calm voice, he said, "I'm sorry about his accident."

I faced the ground sadly, "I'm just worried, he hasn't woken up yet. What if he doesn't make it?"

He placed his hand on my shoulder, "Don't lose faith, he will recover soon."

"Thanks." I said and he went back inside the school.

After school I headed to the park and sat on a random swing, pushing myself back and forward.

I did this for few minutes until I got board. I stayed on the swing for one minute.

I headed back to my neighbors house with Chico flying close by. When I entered the house, I was greeted by the meow of Blinky who was happy to see me. I crouched down to pat him on the head.

"Hey there Blinky." I say quietly, "You miss him too, don't you?"

I walked into the living room. This is where I spent my nights sleeping because it's not my house.

"Lola, is that you?" Mr Lynn the owner of the house who volunteered to look after me and the pets.

"Yep, thats right." I say quietly.

He took a glance at me, "I got a call from the hospital about your uncle."

I asked him hopefully, "Is he alright, has he woken up yet?"

"Slow down, don't jump to conclusions." He turned his head before giving me that look, "well I just got a call and it's both good and bad news."

No answer, I just let him continue.

Mr Lynn sighed, "The good news is, he's still okay and the bad is he's stuck in a coma."

And that was it, that's all it took to break me in peices more than one. But it didn't mean it'll end there. No this will be the beginning of what is to come onwards because there is still hope and that might be where it'll happen.

But the next day, it's already too late.