If We Met Them

Aaliyah's Life

Aaliyah was just waking up when she heard voices talking in her hospital room and wondered how long she was out for. She groggily opened her eyes and sighed to herself as the voices started arguing about something that made no sense what-so-freaking-ever!

She wanted to tell them to leave.

She shook her head and looked at the ceiling as the arguing quickly became physical and the two boys were soon knocking over everything that was in their way as they continued to tussle around, trying to outmatch the other with their strength.

"Terror Twins! Out of my patient's room right now! Don't make me come in there if you don't want what's coming!" came the most angriest shout.

They both left and Aaliyah giggled to herself as they ran. She tried to contain it, but soon laughter sounded as she covered her mouth to muffle her laughter.

Hatchet entered the room with a pissed off look.

The woman was still trying to contain her laughter as she breathed in and out, but that only made her laughter worsen.

"I see you woke up with a good start," the doctor said.

Aaliyah could only nod her head and finally calmed down after five minutes of laughing.

"I'm sorry about those two. They'd argue about the dumbest things," he said.

"It's free entertainment," the girl giggles again.

Hatchet nodded. "You are right. Though I'd rather they not have done it in front of my patient."

Aaliyah nodded her head again.

Dr. Hatchet went to check on his other patients.

Aaliyah then thought about what to do while she was left alone.

She thought of checking on her friends.

She then realized she couldn't find her phone anywhere in her room.

Dr. Hatchet came back in later. "Sorry. I forgot I had this on me. I went to charge it in a different room, but forgot to give it back this morning," he said.

"That's alright." The woman smiled as she gently took her phone back. She was relieved to see it wasn't damaged.

"A police officer will be coming in soon. A nurse will bring you your breakfast in a minute," he tells her as he looked over her vitals.

The woman blinked at the mention of food. Ever since she saw Wayne at the university, she felt like she was back home in Washington state, not allowed to eat anything. "I'm not hungry this morning."

"You need to eat at least. No is not an answer in my book," he replied.

"But-"

"But is also not an answer. You need the energy," he lightly commanded.

The girl only looked away with a sigh.

"And don't even pretend you ate it," the doctor scolded.

Aaliyah pouted with her arms over her chest.

A nurse arrived with breakfast on a tray.

Aaliyah looked at Hatchet. "Can't I just eat at a later time?" she asked. Or later date, she thought to herself.

"No. There is a schedule on when patients eat," he says to her.

The woman sighed and reluctantly nods her head.

Eggs, two pieces of toast and like some cut up pieces of potato were on the plates that were on the tray.

Aaliyah could immediately feel her hunger as she started eating as soon as the tray was set down on her lap.