Hey babies ! This chapter is a bit short but I think you'll like it ! Please comment and tell me what you think , have your opinions changed ? Do you think Preston is fake ? How about her friends ? And anything else xx enjoy -emilia
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Chapter Four
After school today, the girls and I go to the spa to get our monthly full body spa treatments. I’m especially excited today because afterwards I’m going to visit my brother in the hospital. My parents received a call from the hospital saying that Kent is responding enough that he’ll be able to move into the rehabilitation center within the next two weeks. I’m so unbelievably happy for him because he’s been in and out of the ICU ever since the incident. We’ve been told so many times to just cut the line, but I wouldn’t let anyone give up that easy and neither would my mom.
“Do you guys want to come with me today?” I ask Lotti and Sasha.
“Um… I have homework, yeah homework, I have to do it.” Lotti gives me this fake look, and all I can do is cringe.
“You know I don’t like hospitals Pres.” Sasha uses my nickname to make it sound sincere, but I don’t fall for it.
“You guys don’t need to be such douchebags, he’s my brother. You guys used to love playing with him, and I know you remember this – so don’t deny it Lotti – but you had a crush on him ever since we became friends. You guys call yourselves friends? Sure, do that, but just know that you’re the fake friends, not real ones. If you were real, you’d come with me and visit my sickened brother,” I fire back at each of their answers because it angers me how they never want to come visit Kent. I take a deep breath, holding in the fighting tears and go in for my massage.
“Don’t yell at us!”
“Don’t yell at you? Are you kidding me? My brother has been in and out of intensive care for the past couple of years and you want me to stop yelling at you because you won’t visit him? Please tell me how many times you have gone to visit him within the last few years!” None of them answers. “That’s right, I bet you both if I asked you to go to dinner with me tonight you would have been all for it too. I can’t believe you’d lie to me just to get out of visiting.”
For the rest of the afternoon I ignore the both of them because I’ve had just about enough. I know for a fact that if they were in my situation, I would go visit their brother or sister. When the spa treatments are over, I put my clothes back on and leave without saying my goodbyes.
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I walk into the hospital room Kent is lying in and have just forgotten everything that had occurred about an hour ago. “Hey Kenty,” I coo as I flash him a smile. Surprisingly he flashes one back.
He is paralyzed from the waist down so it isn’t hard for him to smile or do anything with his upper body except for picking things up. He can’t quite do things like that yet because of the brain damage that was worsened during his last surgery.
“Sister,” croaks out slowly.
Tears come to my eyes because he hasn’t said anything to me in quite a while but I hold them back knowing that I shouldn’t cry in front of him.
Kent’s doctor walks into the room without knocking which isn’t a surprise at all being that she’s always in here. She smiles at me and says sweetly, “He’s been working on a couple of words for you, Preston. He’s been working for the past couple of weeks and I’ve seen plenty of improvement.”
Doctor Andrews is such a sweetheart. She’s worked with Andrew since he came into the emergency room that one horrid night.
“Oh really Kenty? What did you want to say to me?” I smile at him, grabbing his hand to show him my support.
“Love sister,” he manages after a small pause.
I laugh a bit which sets him off track, but Andrews tells him to go on. He closes his eyes to try to remember the words.
“Loves sister much.” He smiles letting out a low giggle. I can’t help but let out a couple tears because I’m so happy at his improvement.
“I love you too baby.” I lean down and kiss his head at which point he tries to bring my hand up to his mouth for a kiss. I help him a bit, and with a little bit of cooperation between the two of us, he gives me a light kiss.
Doctor Andrews quickly pulls me to the side to tell me about his progress. She tells me that if we’re lucky he will regain the ability to speak soon. She also tells me that they have been looking for responsive nerve tissues in his legs and have found some activity. I am bubbling with excitement when she gives me all this news, it’s honestly very hard to take in all at once but I settle myself and walk back to Kent.
Like always, I sit in the room telling him about school and everything that is happening at home. I leave out Wesley and the boys but that’s about it. I tell him about the project in music theory and in response, he squeezes my hand. Kent has always loved music, so I tell him that if he wants me to sing him the song with my partner to smile. He doesn’t miss a beat. He smiles instantly.
But then I remember that my partner is Wesley and I don’t know how he’d feel about coming in here and singing for my brother. I just don’t want to ask and get the same reaction that the girls gave me earlier.
“I’ll try my best to come by after school tomorrow okay? I love you so much, and if I can’t make it I promise I’ll ask Doctor Andrews to spend the night with you on Friday okay?” I kiss him on the forehead and walk out of the building with the biggest smile on my face.
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