My turning page.

Ch.16 - Waiting Room

Kenji made his way towards the door of the building. There was a large red cross above the door, the entrance's sliding door giving way to a bleak, pale ashen interior. He needed a moment to think about what he is actually doing right now. Here he was, stood in front of the hospital, about to go inside and see the boy he had sworn he wouldn't go back to after all these years, yet somehow he could not ever truly seem to ever stay away. He took a deep breath, making sure he really wanted to go through with this, and stepped inside.

"Hello young man,can I help you with anything?"

The nurse looked young, yet you could tell from her tired weary eyes that her job had aged her. Her hair was up in a slightly messy bun, her uniform however still crisp and neat.

"Yes actually I am uhm, looking for someone. I need to find his room."

Kenji was never that great with speaking, but he had the words he needed, especially in moments of crisis like this. Lev was hurt, and he needed to make sure he was okay.

"I see, what is the name of the patient?"

Patient. The word gave Kenji shivers. It made it so much more real than it already was, he was hurt, every person here unique yet diminished to a single word, patient.

"Lev. Lev Haiba"

The nurse wasn't too sure at first who Kenji meant until she heard the last name. Lev's family name was quite the reputable one especially locally, so it made sense she recognised it.

"Mr Haiba doesn't have anyone but direct family permitted, my apologies."

"I see."

Kenji was already turning on his heels, about to leave. He wouldn't go against what was said, he wouldn't have made a difference anyways.

"Wait! There's another person down besides his direct family,it was on the next page."

The woman flipped over the page rapidly, her eyes scanned the paper with haste.

"Are you Kenji Sato sir?"

Kenji turned back around on his feet, facing the woman that was speaking to him.What he wasn't expecting was to have his name filled into Lev's forms.

"Yes miss."