Bella's Younger Sister

Chapter 27

Dad has woken me up many times throughout the day to take my medicine and make sure that I eat something. He has taken the weekend off so he can help me out. Bella has gone back to mot talking to anyone. Seth hasn't texted me since I left. Dad told me that he has to go into the woods for something today, and should be back in a few hours. I am feeling better and am walking around the house. No one has cleaned it since I got sick so that is what I am doing. First I clean the kitchen, while doing that laundry. Next I move to the living room, Bella had left earlier. Said something about going to the beach. I don't know why, it's about to storm and the current is probably really fast.

While I am working on the bathroom upstairs there is a call. I rush downstairs to answer it.

"Maya, I am on my way to pick you up." It's dad.

"Why? What's wrong?"

"It's Harry, while we were in the woods, he had a heart attack."

"Oh my god. Is," I take a deep breath but he seem's to know where I was going with my sentence.

"They don't know." I end the call and get changed quickly since I have been in pajama's all weekend. I walk out the door just as dad pulls in. I jump into the passenger seat. As soon as the door is shut, he starts to drive to the hospital. I hope Seth is okay. I mean, of course we wont be okay, but I hope he is handling things okay. I don't Harry to die. He can't, he is too young. We walk up to the reception desk, "Harry Clearwater's room please?"

"Family only."

I turn towards dad. I give him a pleading look. He walks up to the desk, "Harry Clearwater's room please." His voice sounds official. The lady looks up and see's my dad. She quickly starts typing on her computer and say's, "Room 314." I thank her and run towards the elevator. I push the button many times until the doors finally open. I squeeze past the one person who was leaving and push the third floor button.

Once we finally got to the third floor. I don't even wait for dad this time. I fast walk down the hall looking for Harry's room. Once I finally found it I lowly and quietly walk in. Seth is in the corner on the floor with his head in his hands. Leah is on one side of the bed, while Sue is on the other, holding his hand. I look at Harry and see a bunch of tubes going in and out of him. I walk over to Seth, squat down in front of him, and try to get him to look at me. He doesn't look at me, he just puts his arms around me and his head on my shoulder. He doesn't cry, he just sits there. I rub his back to try to comfort him.

"Maya." Harry say's weakly. I let go of Seth and walk up beside Sue. She has tears in her eye's and warps her free arm around my shoulders. "Take care of my son for me." I feel the tears in my eye's that are threatening to fall.

I shake my head slowly, "No, I wont have to do this because you aren't going to die," I say to him, "You are going to be perfectly fine. You are going to walk out of this hospital in a few day's." My voice cracks a little and the tears finally start to fall.

"Maya," He gives me a small smile, "Please, promise that you will take care of my son." I nod my head. "Can I have a minute alone with Maya please." Sue nods her head and Seth, Leah, and her leave the room. I move to where Sue was standing and grab his hand, "Maya, I have always thought of you as another daughter," Hi voice is weak but he still talks, "I can tell that you have strong feelings for my son. I can see the way he looks at you. I want you to promise me, that no matter how hard he try's to push you away, you wont let him. He needs all the love that you can give him." I nod my head, tears still falling down my face. "I want you to give him the present that I bought for him, only when you think the time is right. It is in the cellar. You will know it when you see it." His heart monitor is getting slower and his breathing is getting weaker.

I look at the machines and back at him. His heart monitor stopped and I started to scream for help. Everything started to go in slow motion. Nurses and doctors started rushing in. One of the nurses moved me into the corner that Seth was originally in. I stand there, crying my eye's out, watching them. Seth and Leah stormed out of the hospital. Sue falls to the ground crying, saying no over and over again. Dad comes in and walks over to me. I don't acknowledge him. I just stand there. I can't believe it. It can't be true. Dad walks me out to the car. I just stare out the windshield.