Flaring Nights

ch. 3

       The car trip on the way to the hospital was awkward. It was like the awkward scilence after you and your parents fight and then go to the store. When we arrived at the hospital, It was about 11:00 pm. We get to a room and there seems to be a tv. I start to stare at the tv. "That's odd... It's just a blank screen" "You have to turn it on." My dad says to me. "Oh," I say. I reach for the remote and turn the tv on. There, on TV, was a blank screen. "It's still not working." "Try pressing a few buttons?" I pressed a few more. "Still nothing," I say. All of a sudden, on the Tv, static appears. "Something must be wrong with the Tv. I'll go get the people to take a look at it..." Dad said. "I guess it's just us now," I say.

       It has been a few minutes and Dad is still out of the room. Mavise looks over me. "What's going to happen?" She asks. "I don't know, but I don't think it's good," I respond. An hour passed and no doctors were there. "I'll be right back," I say. I walked out of the room to find someone that could help. "Hello? Is anyone here!?" I yell. No response was given. I try again. " Hello? Is there anyone that can help us!" Still no response. I continue to walk around, looking for Dad. "Where could he have gone?" I say to myself. As I reach the front desk I see him, talking to the person. " Yes, she knows. No, I haven't told her about it yet." There was a long pause. " I'm sure she assumes something- always talking about her mother- must know that she is a part of this." He says. I look over in disbelief. How could my father not tell me about this? Was it that big of a deal that he didn't tell me? And if so, who is 'she'? What is 'she' doing? The two of them look over at me. "Eve, what are you doing here?"

       I turn to run away, but Dad stops me before I do. " How much of that did you hear?" " Not much, but enough to know Mom is here with us," I say. He turns back to the front desk person and whispers something. "Alright, we didn't want you to find out like this but... your mother isn't dead." He says. I look at him with an angry teary look in my eyes. "How could you!? You told me that mom was flying to Norway and her plane crashed!?" "Eve I-" "Shut up! You lied to me! How could you!?" " My father; Lied. You lied and you can't take it back now!" "Eve! Listen!" "What could be more important than my father lying to me!? My father!" "Eve, look, I'm sorry-" "Sorry doesn't cut it! You could have at least told me!" "Eve listen!" "No! I hate you!" I run away to the room. "O-oh, Eve, you're back..." Mavise says. She looks over at me and I look at her. "I see you got the Tv working," I say. "Yeah, are you ok?" "Yeah, I'm fine," I say.