The Disease.

The one.

They loaded Alex into the back of the ambulance.
"Would you like to ride in the back with her so she has someone she knows with her in case she wakes up?" The woman with the brown hair asks.
"I can't just leave my car here, I'll drive and meet you guys there." I answer.
"Okay"
I hop into my red convertible and drive to the hospital.
I had to park on the street beside the hospital, because the parking lot was fill. When I got there, they were already inside.
As I started walking towards to front entrance, there was a homeless man on the side of the street, holding a sign made of cardboard that read "Please donate money for food". I felt bad so I gave him a $10 bill. As I was handing him the money, he grabbed my wrist, wrapped his arm around my neck, pulled a knife out of his pocket, and held it in front of my throat.
"What are you doing!?" I scream.
"Shut up. Give me $30,000and I'll let you free! If not though, you die" He said through his teeth.
"Help!!" I scream, hoping somebody would hear me. He touches the blade to my throat.
"I said shut up!" He says, this time louder, allowing me to hear his voice. It was very deep, I've never heard any voice like it. I waited a few minutes, and luckily, somebody came.
"What's going on!?" They asked. It was a man, he was very handsome. He had short, dirty blond hair. He was tall, roughly 6'3". He looked like he was in his early twenties.
"Help" I mouthed to him.
He then pulled out his cell phone and dialed a number. He stepped a few feet away when he was talking. It was probably about 5 minutes before he came back. About a minute later, we hear sirens. It was the police.
"Thank you" I mouthed to the man who had called them. As the police car got closer, I could see that the man driving looked a lot like the guy who had called them, but looked like he was in his late forties. He must be his father.
As the cop got out of the car, I heard the younger guy say "hey dad". So I was right, he was his dad. The cop put handcuffs on the homeless man, and put him into the back of the police car. He then asked me a few questions about myself, and what happened.
"What's your name?" The police asked.
"Samantha Retiliod or Sam for short" I answered.
"What happened?" He asked.
"I was walking to the hospital, when this homeless man was holding a sign asking for money, so I gave him ten dollars. When I was handing him the money, he grabbed my wrist, and held a knife to my throat. Your son heard me scream and called for help." I answer.
"Why were you going into the hospital?"
"My friend is in there, I went to go see her"
" I'm afraid you won't be able to for another 2 hours, they need that amount of time to fix patients, and guests aren't allowed in there until they are done."
"Okay, I'll figure something else out to do then." I answer. That sucks, we may be late to New York City. The police officer then gets back into his car, and drives away.
"Thank you so much!" I say to the younger man.
"No problem, by the way, I'm Daniel, but you can call me Dany. Do you want to go grab some lunch/supper?" He asks.
"Ummm sure" I answer. Was he asking me on a date?
"Whoa, that's a nice car!" He says, pointing at my convertible.
"It's mine.... We can take it, and I'll even let you drive"
"Oh my gosh, that would be awesome!" I toss him my keys, and we started walking over to my car.
"So how'd you find me?" I ask.
"I heard you screaming for help." He answers.
"Okay, just wondering. So, where are we going?"
"I was thinking we could go to that fancy restaurant, 'King's Buffet'" he says.
"Okay" I answer. When we arrive, there isn't many people there. When we got to the counter, there was a man standing there who looked really familiar. I couldn't figure out who it was.
"Two please." Dany says.
"Okay, follow me to your table." The man says. He was tall, had dark brown, almost black hair, and looked like he was in mid to late fifties.
When we got to our table, Dany and I just sat and talked for a few minutes. We then got our food. I got a plate full of potato, Caesar, and broccoli salad, with some meatballs, and a chicken leg.
We talked and ate for about an hour. We got to know each other really well, is taking turns asking questions about each other.
When we were done, he grabbed my hand, and said something to me.
"I really like you, but we won't be able to see each other anymore." He says.
"Why not?"
"Because I leave today for University." He says.
"So do I! What university are you going to?" I ask. He had a sad look in his eyes.
He sighs. "The university of New York, in New York City." He says, and I am really happy, I can't help but smile. "Why are you so happy?"
"Because that's where I'm going too!"
"Really!?" He says, in shock.
"Yeah!!" I say. He gets up and hugs me. The waiter come to our table with the bill.
"Let me pay" I tell Dany.
"No, I'll pay."
"Come on, you saved my life, the least I could do is pay the bill."
"Nope. That was just a humanly thing, I'm paying." He says. It wasn't worth arguing about, I'll pay for something later.
"Okay, fine...." I say. He then pays the bill, then we leave.
"What are the chances, that you and I are going to the same university!" He says enthusiastically.
"I know, right!" I say. He grabs my hand, as we walk towards my car. I look up at him. He looks down at me.
"I like you, a lot" he says. "Even though we just met about an hour ago, the second I laid eyes on you, I knew you were the one."
Awe! How sweet. I liked him a lot, too. I found out he was 20 years old, too. I'm only a year younger than him.
We were almost at my car, and he didn't let go of my hand. We got in my car, him driving again. He still didn't release my hand, and I didn't want him to.
It was about 5:30, so I could go see Alex. When we got there, we were able to park in the parking lot.
"Do you want to come in, too?" I ask Dany. He still hasn't let got of my hand.
"Sure, I'll go." He says.
He has to release mu hand to get out of the car. We both get out and walk towards the hospital. He grabs my hand again. We walk into the hospital, and the lady at the counter asks us a few questions.
"Who are you visiting?" She asks.
"Alex Keliston" I answer. She looks up.
"Wait a minute. Weren't you just here, with a broken ankle? You're Stephanie Retiliod, aren't you?" She says.
"No, I'm her twin sister Sam."
"Oh, okay. Alex is in room 519. That is on the fifth floor." She says. She hands me two pieces of paper, that say we are visitors of Alex.
Dany and I walk to the elevator, and I click the button that says 5. There is a jolt when it starts moving, which always makes me jump.
When we arrive at the fifth floor, we step out of the elevator. We look for room 519. When we find it, we knock on the door. A man opens the door, and asks us for our piece of paper. We hand him them, them we go through the large doorway, which leads us to a room with a hospital bed in it. Alex is sitting on the bed, with a smile on her face. She looks at mine and Dany's entwined hands and winks at me.
The doctor tells us what happened.
"She had a small stroke, went unconscious. She will be okay though. We might need to keep her here for another day or two, just to make sure she recovers properly." This doctor was a woman, she was very short, and had short, red hair.
"What about university?" I ask. "We have to be there by tomorrow!"
"We can call them and say us three will be late..." Dany suggests.
"Okay, but I don't want to go back home... And I don't know where I can stay for the night." I say.
"You can come stay at my place." Dany says.
"Okay!" I answer quickly. "But what about your dad? What will he say?" I ask.
"I live alone, I moved out last year." He says.
"Okay then. I guess I'll be staying with you then." I say, happily.
I stay with Alex for about an hour. We talk for a bit but then the doctor says its time for me to leave. As me and Dany are leaving, we see my dad and Stephanie.
"Tell them we are still going to NYC" I whisper to Dany.
"Why?" He asks.
"Because I REALLY don't want to go home!"
"Why not?"
"Because my dad hates me and my sister is a show off"
"What about your mom?" He asks. I start crying.
"She died of cancer 3 month ago."
"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry, I had no idea..." He says.
"It's- it's okay..." I stutter. I wipe my tears with the side of my hand. He pulls me into a hug.
"I'm sorry" he whispers.
Then, Stephanie and my dad walk by. He quickly releases me.
"Hey, Sam" Stephanie says. She is on crutches.
"Hey, Stephanie. How are you?"
"Pretty good, but I won't be able to dance for 2 months!" She says.
"Well, I have to go now...."
"Who's that?" She talking about Dany.
"He's just-a friend"
"Cool. Okay bye!" Finally. She's leaving.
Me and Dany walk the other direction in which they were going.
"We should get home..." Dany says.
"Okay" I'm kind of excited to go to his place.
We go out to the parking lot, and I find my car.
"My house is right there" he says.
"Okay" It's just across the street from the hospital. "I'll drive"
He hops into the passenger seat. I drive across the street and pull into his driveway. We get out and walk through his front door.
His house was really big-too big for only one person.
"You can leave your shoes on, or take them off... I usually take mine off." He said. He took off his shoes, so I took mine off.
"What do you want to do?" Dany asks.
I shrug. I hate it when people ask me what I want to do when I'm at their house, because I don know what there is to do.
"We can watch a movie" He suggests.
"Okay that'll work" I say.
"What movie do you want to watch?" He asks.
"Whatever" I answer, I didn't really care what we did or what movie we watched, a long as I got to spend time with Dany.
"But first, one of us should call the University and tell them we will be a couple days late" I say.
"Okay, can you while I pick out a movie?"
"Sure."
"The phone is in the kitchen, beside the fridge." He says.
"Okay thanks"
I walk into the kitchen, and find the phone. I dial the number for UNY (University of New York) and wait until someone picks up.
"UNY, how can I help you?" A woman asks. This must be the secretary.
"Yeah, I'm just calling to tell you Samantha Retiliod, Alexandra Keliston, and Daniel Martinez will be a couple days late getting there."
"And why is that?" She asks.
"Because Alex is in the hospital." I answer.
"Okay." She says, then hangs up. I hang up the phone, then walk into the living room.
"So, what movie are we watching?" I ask Dany.
"Titanic" he answers.
"I love that movie!" I say. I also like it because it is really long, which means more time with Dany.
He walks over to the DVD player and puts the movie in. When he got back to the couch, he grabbed my hand, and with the other hand, he clicked the play button on the remote.
I leaned against him, and he put his arms around me. I wonder what he'll do when it gets to the part where I ALWAYS cry...
He clicked the pause button on the remote. "Do you want some popcorn?" He asked.
"Sure." I answered. It was about an hour into the movie. I waited about 5 minutes and then he was back. He set the blue and white bowl onto his lap. He took a hand full of popcorn and he ate each piece one by one.
We kept watching the movie and then, when it came to the part where the boat starts sinking, my eyes start watering when people are falling off the boat. But, when Rose is floating on a piece of a dresser, and Jack dies, I start crying. Dany holds me tighter. I look up at him.
"It's just a movie" he whispers to me. I smile.
When the movie is over, it is about 10:00.
"When do you usually go to bed?" Dany asks.
"Usually around 11:30..." I answer.
"Okay, what do you want to do until then?" He asks. Ugh. Again, I hate it when people do that.
"I don't know, what do you want to do?"
"Hmm. I don't know." He said. He has a confused look on his face. I can also tell he is thinking really hard about this.
"I'm kind of tired" I say.
"Okay, we'll we can go to bed if you want" he says.
"Okay." I answer. We walk upstairs and go into his bedroom. It was also very big, it had a king size bed that was really low to the floor, pretty much just a mattress.
"You can sleep on the bed and I'll sleep on the floor." He said.
"Are you sure? I can sleep on the floor if you want, too."
"Of course not! You are a guest and a lady!"
"Suit yourself!" I say. He walked out of the room. I waited around for about 2 minutes, until he came back in with an air mattress and a pump in his hands. the mattress wasn't pumped up yet, I assumed he would do that inside the room.
He laid the flat mattress out on the floor, and put the end of the pump inside the plug hole in the mattress. He flipped the switch and the mattress started to get pumped up. After it was almost done, he went to turn it off, but the switch came off. It kept pumping. We waited for a few more seconds.
BANG! The mattress exploded. I heard Dany curse under his breath.
"I guess I'll just have to sleep on the couch..." he said.
"You don't have to..." I say.
"What do you mean?" he asks.
"The bed is king size..." I wished I hadn't said that. his look changed completely.
"We just met today... I don't think we're ready for that yet..." He had a confused look on his face.
All of a sudden, we heard sirens. Dany walked over and looked out the window. There were 3 cop cars pulling into the driveway. 2 police men jumped out of each car. They walked toward the house, each with their gun pointed out in front of them.
Dany and I ran downstairs. A knock at the door. Dany opened the door, and the 6 cops barged in. They all had their guns pointing at us.
"Hands up!" One said.
"Get down on the ground!" Another one yelled.