Ashton

Chapter 5: Why

We ran into the hospital right as she was being rolled in. I couldn't see clearly who it was, but they looked mighty familiar. I hoped that it was just one of my moms friends, but I knew that my mom would be crying less if it was. So that's how I knew that it had to be someone important to me, since she wouldn't tell me.

Then they took off the oxygen mask. It was my sister.

I was speechless. I couldn't move. I was temporarily paralyzed. Every thought and memory of her and I raced through my mind. Without me noticing, tears started to leak out of my eyes and down my cheeks. I started to realize why I was crying. I ran over to my mom and hugged her as tight as I could. "Is sissy gonna be okay?" I asked with much more than a quiver in my voice. "I wish I could tell you, but I don't know yet." my mom replied with the same tremble.

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We were sitting in the waiting room for hours. I just sat there with my mom in complete silence. All of the thoughts I had ever had came through my mind. Why. Why did this have to happen to her. Why not someone else. All of my questions had the word "why" in them. The only thing that I wanted to know in the entire world was why.

Then the doctor came in. "You may see her now." My mom and I followed him down the long hallway while I was trying to make something positive out of the current situation.

We turned into my sister's hospital room. I just stood there, looking at her right in the face with a worried look. "I'll be okay but..." she trailed off. I wanted to just leap into a hug with her because I knew that she would be okay. But I couldn't help but think about what she said. "I'll be okay but..." What was she going to say after that? My mind tried to stitch pieces together in order to come out with an answer, but nothing was fitting together. But what?