Five
"Salam Baba," Saf says from her seat once Dr. O walks in.
"Hello," I greet him.
He nods at me and then to Saf,
"Saf, shouldn't you be in your room?" He says with his 'stern' voice. I can see it in his face that he could never be upset with her. And from the way Saf rolls her eyes, she knows it too.
I laugh under my breath, and Dr. O's attention turns to me.
"Same goes to you too miss Roger" he says and I nod, looking away to Saf.
"I guess that's my cue to leave." I tell Saf as I get up. "See you around?"
"See you!" she says and tries to wink adorably at me. I laugh at her failed attempt but walk away after I say my goodbyes to Dr. O as well.
"Oh and Ms. Roger," Saf's dad stops me. "I hope you will make your mind by tomorrow."
I nod at him before I walk back to my room as they continue talking and of course it doesn't hit me until I'm in front of my own room that I hadn't asked where her room was. I guess I'll have to ask Dr. O later.
I sigh as I walk up the stairs and think of the look in Saf's eyes when she saw me. The feeling so strange to us both, like bringing a nightmare into our dreams and call it reality.
I wish she was never here, I wish she was just the little girl I saw at the park, strong and healthy. It hurts me to think that she has been hurting and still is. She truly is a bright soul.
When I walk into my hospital room, everything is dark since I had turned the lights off for Genie to sleep. I don't want her to wake up now and I also realize that the last time we both properly talked was the time we shouted at each other.
I don't know if she's still mad at me as before but I know that I don't want to wake her up right now since she's probably haven't slept at all ever since we had our fight.
So I tiptoe to my bed, well, not really but I do walk as softly and carefully as I can not to make any noise, but me being the clumsy me knock my IV stick into a wall and make the small painting fall down, and just make a whole ruckus that wakes Gen up.
"Gwen is that you?" She asks me other one eye fluttering open.
"Y-yeah, it's me" I reply struggling to hold the painting and holding my IV stick at an awkward angle while my body is all twisted and my back is against the wall.
"Omg Gwen, are you okay?" She asks as once her eyes are completely open and sees me and my whole awkward position.
"I'm fine, I was trying not to wake you but obviously failing." I sigh as I straighten myself a bit and just leave the painting on the floor so I can compose myself a bit.
Gen rolls her eyes but stands up and walks up to me to help me put the small painting with the landscape beautifully drawn back into its place.
"I think this is the only thing that hasn't changed about you." Gen says, talking about my clumsiness.
The guilt traps me again and I think of Dr. O's words of how to tell my family now but as my eyes meet hers and I see the disappointment and betrayal in her eyes, I know that I can't do this now. I cannot tell her. She's looking at me like I might leave her any second now.
I don't reply to her but slowly walk back to my bed, she stays behind for a few seconds but then comes up to me and helps me get into the bed.
As she covers me with the blanket I grab her hand making her look at me.
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SpiritualGwen's life has always been about running. When her mother died she ran, when she was diagnosed to die, she ran. Now back to her town stuck in a hospital, and next to her bed is the most adorable little girl whom also fighting death just in a differ...
