𝑬𝒚𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑱𝒂𝒅𝒆：𝐴 𝐿𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑖 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦

Chapter Four

•Lloyd•

The Bounty reaches the monastery, and starts to come to a stop. I am jerked out of my daze by the sudden movement of everyone around me. Kai and Jay stand up and start tightening the straps on the gurney, preparing Harumi for the decent down. Nya, still with tears in her eyes, runs over to them to tries to help.

Zane lowers the gurney, and I climb down to the ground. I grab Harumi's hand, and walk next to her limp body and they wheel her inside. Even though she is unconscious, I want her to know that I am by her side, and that she is safe and not alone.

Once inside, Master Wu and my mom rush to meet us.

"Bring her to the couch. We need to make sure that she is going to be okay." My mom directs us. She then turns to me and looks at me with hopeful eyes.

"We are going to do everything we can." She says to me softly.

"Please," I say desperately. "Bring her into my room. I want to be by her side through all of this. She needs me. I can't let her be alone."

"But Lloyd, where will you sleep?" My mom says looking at me with a compassionate expression.

"I'll take the floor or the couch. Please...she needs me."

My mom gives me a small smile, and looks at Master Wu, who nods, and we wheel Harumi into my room, while I still hold onto her hand.

Kai, Zane and I gently lift her onto the bed, and I sit beside her holding her hand, tears still stinging in the corners of my eyes. Jay is hugging Nya, who is still in shock, near the entrance of the room. P.I.X.A.L rushes in, after assisting Cole in anchoring the Bounty. She immediately starts assessing Harumi's condition.

I look down at Harumi's pale, helpless face. She has gone through so much. I lift up her hand and press my forehead against it, as tears start to trickle once again down my face.

I knew in my heart that if she would be okay and wake up, I would forgive her for anything she ever did to hurt me. Absolutely everything. It sounds strange, but I understand why she did what she did. She was broken inside, and was looking for a way to heal that brokenness. She definitely went about it the wrong way, but I understand her. When I was a child, I was broken inside. Never seeing my father and being abandoned at the boarding school, caused me to feel anger and pain deep down inside. I wanted revenge on the world that so unjustly hurt me. I understand her more than she will ever know.

"Rumi," I whisper under my breath, "I don't know if you can hear me, but I want you to know that I forgive you. I forgive you for every second of pain you caused me. I forgive you for hurting me, and I forgive you for all the nights you made me cry myself to sleep. I understand you. I want you to know that. I just need you to get better. Please...I need you..."

My mom sits beside me on the bed and places her hand on my shoulder. I'm just glad to know that she is here for me right now.

"How is she looking?" Cole asks P.I.X.A.L

"Well," the Nindroid says carefully, "We won't know until she wakes up. I have her vitals stabilized, but there is nothing else we can do until she wakes up. That would be a good sign that she is going to make it, however I do wish that the hospital was not severely damaged during the defeat of Garmadon. The medical equipment is much better than what we have to offer here."

"Is there any medical supplies that we can go get from Ninjago city right now?" Kai asks.

"Well," P.I.X.A.L says looking at Harumi's other arm, "I do believe that this arm is either slightly fractured or sprained. A splint would come in handy, along with some more bandages."