Entwined fire | #Wattys2016

The outcome

I sat in a hospital waiting room with half a pack of tissues that I was turning red slowly. I wasn't going to come in but the fact I couldn't stop it bleeding frightened me a little. They were busy which meant I had to wait but rightly so when some dude came in with his thumb hanging off.

Hell I would have demanded he went before me because that's all screwed up. I had slowly worked out a pattern of who was in front and behind me, so whilst I sat with my bloody tissues I decided to zone out.

My mind went back to Zak.. His face twisted in pure anger and rage after I mentioned his gran. It was uncalled for, nasty and wrong of me to say anything about her when I knew how much he loved her and how bad her death effected him.

"Maria -"

I came back fast and stood up looking at the nurse who gave a warm smile "Right this way."

I followed behind her into a small sectioned off work station and sat on the bed.

"Okay.. Right what's happened?" She asked pulling on some gloves whilst looking at my notes.

"A flying piece of glass cut my face."

"Take the tissue away for me..." I took my hand down and watched her face.

"Oh yep definitely a laceration. Okay pop that back on for me a second and I'll get the things I need for you sweetheart."

I nodded and followed her orders.

She came back with the items and a needle.

"What's that for?" I asked.

"It's a saline solution, I'm going to clean if then patch you up." She answered.

"Okay."

"Then you're going to need your tetanus." She answered sweetly. I rolled my eyes, brilliant. So that's two things now.

"Let's do it." I replied taking the tissue away.

I let her work and kept my hissing and cussing down to a minimum. Thankfully I only needed butterfly stitches instead of real stitches, I guess that was some relief.

I then got my tetanus shot along with any info I might need and the warning signs of any reaction to the booster.

Only then was I allowed to go with some spare sterile butterfly stitches to replace after a few days.

I returned back to my car and looked around at the mess I had made searching for the tissues. I put things back and pulled the visor down looking at the cut, I just prayed it wouldn't scar my face.

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I got back to my apartment and locked myself down and in. Putting a chair under the handle was becoming a habit now, but it made me a little more confident in my own home. I looked at the time to see it was 8pm, with hunger surfacing I decided to make some instant ramen noodles and sit in front of the TV eating them.

It seemed almost every programme had arguing in it, even hospitals. So I gave up watching the constant reminder that today I had messed up as well as Zak. He threw the bottle in my direction or maybe even at me because I mentioned his gran.

Forking up some ramen noodles I winced as I opened my mouth, eating a few mouthfuls I gave up at how sore it felt. It wasn't worth the pain.. It was just some tasteless noodle anyway. I filled myself up on drinks instead, the usual way people lose weight, they turn themselves into a water balloon.

My attention went to my bag that vibrated on the table in front of me. It would be Aaron trying to find out what the hell went on. It also made me realised that for him to open the door as fast as what he did.. That he wasn't that far away and had probably been sitting outside listening to us talking and arguing.

In a sense I was glad, because then he'd know what my beef with Zak really was... His safety. I didn't like how Zak treated Aaron, how he put him at risk.

And I know... He's a grown man, blah, blah, blah. But this is Aaron.. Aaron ' I'll do anything to please everyone. No matter the consequences.'

It was from his big heart and sometimes having a heart as big as his often put him in bad places... Like the hellfire caves and club. Not to mention going back to Bobby Mackey's twice.

I left my phone in my bag. That thing can run flat for all I care. Nobody rang me on it or contacted me unless it was for work or locking me in a shipping container. I headed to bed after giving up looking at the same four walls and decided to change for another four walls. I took a shower and carefully washed my face before I climbed into bed.

So much for some BBQ, I ended up in a container then a bloody hospital! I'd hate to think what this holiday is going to be like!