Wild Ride - The Alternative Version (Book 2)

Chapter 46~Surprise For Jimmy

Abbie's POV

When Friday finally came around, I was more than anxious to get out of this hospital. I've been fine on the higher dosage of medication, there have been no rejections and Dr. Allen says he feels confident that I'm on just the right dosage amount for there not to be. I just have to keep taking my medication once every day and I'll be fine. I've gotten used to swallowing pills by now, it's actually not as bad as I once thought. Another thing that's gotten a lot better now is that when I take deep breaths or cough, it doesn't really hurt anymore. I don't have to hug the pillow to suppress the pain. 

Dustin did come back to see me yesterday, when his dad came to see his great aunt who's here in the hospital somewhere on a different floor. Dustin doesn't know her very well, but he came the other time because he felt it was right to visit her at least once. Yesterday, he spent the entire time with me while his dad was with his great aunt. He was here for an hour and a half, and in that time Mom left us alone again, going to the store to get groceries for the house because she wasn't staying with Aunt Sabal anymore since I'm getting out today. Dustin once again promised that he'd see me over February Vacation. 

Mom had told me last night that since I was getting out at noon, she wouldn't be here until then. I was ok with that, this week I've kind of gotten over my fear of hospitals. When I was six, every sharp, shiny, pointy thing near me was terrifying. Now, almost nine, it's not really that scary. I'm sure the scariest part was when I couldn't breathe and all that, but I can't even remember that. I only know what Mom and Dustin told me. Mom did say I was really scared during that time, though, and I believe her. Tell me you wouldn't be scared if you couldn't breathe and you were coughing up blood while your chest hurt really bad, when you were told it wasn't supposed to happen ever again.

Dr. Allen was here before Mom was, and I was just watching iCarly with my ducks while waiting for her to get here. He came into the room after knocking on the door, a clipboard with all kinds of charts on it. I looked over at him and he smiled a little. 

"Good afternoon, Abbie." Dr. Allen greeted me. After staying in the hospital for this long, I taught all the nurses and him to call me by the shorter version of my name. 

"Hiya." I replied. 

"Is your mom here yet?" He asked.

"No, she was coming in later today. She should be here soon." I said.

"I see. Do you mind if I sit here and wait with you?" 

"Nope." He sat in the chair on the other side of the stand by the bed, resting the clipboard in his lap. I watched the door for Mom, while also keeping my attention on the TV at the same time. 

"You've been feeling alright these past couple of days? No strange discomfort in your chest or anything of the sort?" The doctor questioned.

"Yeah, I feel fine. Like it never even happened." I shrugged lightly. 

"Good. So, you've been here long enough to think about it, what's the first thing you're going to do when you get out of here?" 

"Well, first Mom's gonna take me to my school so that I can go see my class because of the big card they made for me with the amazing notes in it. Then, after visiting for a little while, I'll go home until later tonight and then I get to go surprise my dad for his birthday." I told him.

"Sounds like fun." He said, and I nodded, smiling. 

"Hey doc, how long will it be before I can drum again?" I asked him, knowing I was going to have limitations on what I could do.

He thought for a moment. "Eh, well, probably a week or two, but when you come back at the end of next week for us to look at your progress I'll be able to tell better then, but at least not for this first week for now."