After pain // Bakugou Katsuki

Week Eighteen

Only yesterday I woke up after the accident. Disorientated and groggy, I winced at the blaring light above me as the doctors rushed to my side to check how I was feeling. They quickly updated me on what happened feeling and my condition.

"The car accident caused a shard of glass to hit your forehead and the momentum led to you being in a minor coma for five days."

"Five?" I repeated with shock.

"Don't worry kid, you or your mum aren't in vital conditions. You will both recover."

"Mum?! Shit, how is she?" I tried to get up from my bed but a nurse held me down gently.

"Woah, woah. Your mother is okay, don't worry. She had some cuts and bruising but she was let out the day after, we were more worried about you but you've woken up so it is okay."

I sighed in relief for my mum's sake. She is frustrating at times but she's still my mum and I can't cope with losing her.

"My name's Doctor Malaka," the man added. "I'm your main carer through this with the assistance of my nurses, of course. Now, we will be keeping you in for a few more days just to monitor your state after being in a coma and if you're stable then you're free to go. Alright?"

"Yeah, that's okay." I agreed while leaning back in the hospital bed.

He gave a polite nod and turned to leave which left me with two nurses. One of them was handling an IV drip next to me whilst the other sat next to me and took my hand like a maternal figure would. "You've had visitors since the accident. Many people! You must me a popular guy," she smiled through her mask.

Popular? I didn't expect that. I feel more close to a nobody. But I didn't object as the last thing I wanted is the nurse to pick up on how I'm doing or she can easily send me to a therapist and I don't want one!

"We will alert your mother that you're awake and I can grab you some water, you must be thirsty."

"Yes, thank you."

She left the room and ignoring the quiet woman, it was me alone. The window opposite me showed the outside and I could tell I was on the top floor with the tiny cars below that looked like ants. The room itself was quite empty and I was the only patient, in my own unit surrounded by walls which felt kind of peaceful. A potted plant was in the corner but that was it with any decorations. I looked down at my hands and saw them with small plasters, nothing important. When I reached for my hair I felt a cotton bandage wrapped around my forehead. Then I remembered about the shard of glass.

My first visitor, my mother. She rushed inside and opened her arms to give me a hug and I couldn't help but lean in for the comfort. For a second, despite everything that made our relationship strained, we were happy to be together. She pulled away and softly raked her hand through my hair.

"Katsuki, I'm glad you're awake."

I closed my eyes, finding myself to relax in her touch.

"Me and your father have talked and we realise we weren't helping you. Instead of feeling sorry for ourselves we should be actually helping you through this and I, we promise to be better. I'm just so glad you're okay. I love you so much."

I softly hummed in response, feeling glad to hear their realisation. Things at home should at least be better now.

The nurse arrived with a tray, smiled at my mum and then placed the food on my lap. I looked down and saw a sliced sandwich, chips and some jelly. I hadn't felt this hungry in so long that nothing could stop me from scooping up this whole meal. God knows how long it was since I ate. Even my stresses couldn't put me off this meal. As I took my last bites of the sandwich I saw the big smile on my mum's face and I felt embarrassed. She's always so obvious.

"Your dad's currently at work but he said the first thing he'll do is visit you when he finishes."

I almost felt happy at hearing how much my dad wanted to see me. "Nice."

I began to have the pot of jelly when my mother informed me about school. "They've authorised your absence, don't worry. With the work, they'll help you catch up but want you to take your time recovering so don't worry about rushing."

"What happened to the car?" I asked but soon realised that it wasn't the smartest question to ask.

"The insurance covered most of it so we've gotten a new car. It's a black Mercedes. No longer white."

"Going on the dark side," I added which made her laugh.

She sat with me for the next couple of hours, talking and relaxing. It was quite nice considering everything. She then had to leave and kissed my head, telling me she'd visit tomorrow and that my dad would be here for tonight. I hugged her and then took a nap as I did feel tired.

I slurred awake in the evening, seeing brown spiked hair which made me nearly fall out of the bed as I went to wrap my arms around my dad. He strongly hugged me back with a grin and then kneeled next to the bed. I don't know why but I felt some strange sense of relief to just see my parents, particularly my dad as he always was positive and inspired me to be a nicer person.

"Did you miss your old man?" He teased.

"Only a bit," I said while stretching my back.

"On the way here I caught your friends, they were leaving as you were still asleep. They wanted me to say hi from them."

"Oh," I muffled.

"Did something happen with them?" He asked, moving to sit on the end of the bed.

"No, it's good. Just zoned out," I lied. We may be fine now but it is still awkward, for me. I didn't want to go into detail about it all to him right now.

"Oh, okay!" He gave a signature smile and pulled out his phone. "I want to show you something, I found a post of a pomeranian on Instagram and it reminded me of your mother?"

I snorted. "No way."

"Yes way, look here it is." He lifted his phone and after focusing on the hovering device I saw a blonde pomeranian with angry eyes and it made me cackle. It did look a lot like my mother. He joined me in the laughter and then talked to me for some more until it became pitch black outside and the nurses came inside, signalling that it was time for him to go. He gave me a hug and helped tuck me in. "Sleep well, Kats. Only a few more days then you can go back to your comfy bed. Love you."

"Love you too," I mumbled while closing my eyes. Damn, it was so easy to sleep today. I heard the door close and eventually fell into a deep sleep with the warmth of my parents' care, maybe things were getting better.

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