My dad is a Musician

Chapter 10

It is morning now. I woke up and rang the bell for dad.

It's my third day with him today. First was in the hospital, the second was yesterday and the third is today. Time goes by so fast.

I heard a nurse will come today to help me bathe. Dad won't have to worry about me drowning. Good. Everything is going well.

"Good morning, prince.", He said.

Good Morning to you too, dad!

"Slept well?"He asked.

Yup! I did. I nodded in response.

"Good! Should we brush your teeth then?"He asked.

I nodded back.

After brushing, he made me breakfast. It was super good. I watched some TV after that.

In about three hours, the nurse came in. It was a male. It was the first time I saw a male one.

"You said you were more comfortable around males. I hence requested for one." Dad said.

How awesome! I had no idea males could be nurses too. I thought they were supposed to do tough work, not work like this. Quite a new experience.

"Heloo~", the nurse started. He was a pale man with brown hair and brown eyes. "How do you do?"

I am doing well but I can't speak. I looked at dad. 'Papa! Help!'

"Oh? I am so sorry, I forgot an important piece of information.", he started and then did some actions. It took me a while to realise that he was using sign language.

I learnt it when I was talking to the nice lady in the library. She was mute so she couldn't speak but she was so nice to teach me to read and write that I learnt sign language with her to the point we could fully converse with each other for hours.

I replied to that man in sign language saying that 'I was doing well'.

"Leon," dad started and caught my attention he then signed me asking, 'you know sign language? I never knew that.'

I answered, 'I learnt it for the lady in the library. How do you know it?'

He replied, 'my wife was mute.' Ah! That's why…

But I am grateful the conversation here makes it so easy. It's better than writing and nodding and shaking my head.

I am also grateful to the nurse who used sign language. I signed him that and he replied 'Welcome'.

Overall, the bath was wonderful and felt much more comfortable than what I had yesterday. I think it's good to have people around you whom you can rely on.

After the bath, he also helped me change clothes and put me to bed and changed my bandages like dad did yesterday. It was all much better than yesterday.

After the nurse left, dad came in to talk to me. "Was he good to you?"

I signed him yes.

"That's great."

I smiled.

"I will bring you medicine now and you should sleep."

'I don't wanna sleep, papa!'

"You have to go to that castle right? You need to take medicine and sleep to get better."

He said while opening a medicine box. I hate those bitter ones.

"I will give you chocolate later on."

I told him by sign language that, 'The only reason I am taking it for the past two days is because you gave me chocolate after eating that medicine.'

"Just a few days more."

He said as he gave me the medicine. It was bad but I got a chocolate so everything is good.

"Go to sleep now."

'No.'

"Don't convey 'no' using sign language. It's not going to change my mind. Go to sleep."

'No.'

"I will read you that book, 'Amaryllis and the labyrinth of magic', while you sleep. Sounds good?"

'Yeah. Fair. Don't leave after I sleep.' 

"Okay."

I was planning on reading that story after medicine anyways. This is a win win for me.

He started reading it. He would not have read a lot but I felt sleepy in the process. It wasn't long that I completely fell into my slumber.

It was a wonderful experience. It was super comfortable.

'Jack,' I heard my sister say to me, 'Are you ok?' I couldn't see her face.

'Yes,' I replied, 'I found dad after all.'

'Is he nice?'

'He is the best. He gave me food and chocolates, he read me a story, he let me watch TV and all that I wished for. He gave me clothes, a bed and a room and comforted me when I had a bad dream.'

'Then that's good. At least you are happy because I…'

'I know. You are not here anymore. But I know that you are happy wherever you are and so is brother.'

'That's good then.'

'I know.'

Because I am really in a wonderful place. I am well taken care of here. I am safe. I am happy and I wish to be here. I love dad. Our relationship is getting stronger and I am sure it will become more by time. Dad is good and I wish to spend more days with him.

'Don't worry, I am really happy. You should stay happy too.'

'I am happy and I will be more happy watching over you.'

'Thank you for being there.'

I saw her smiling. It's been a while since I saw that. I hope my brother will be ok too. I don't wish to go back anyways so I can just wish.

I can just wish that I stay here forever. I just wish for the time to pause here and never go. I wish for dad to be with me for years and years to come. I wish for this from the bottom of my heart.

Note:
So my cuties, this was the last chapter of Season 1. Hope you liked it. Do comment on the chapter and I will be back with Season 2 tomorrow!

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