A Gingers Crazy Love

22: intensive care

*Sals pov*
I'm in a dark black pit with no body next to me. There's a light at the end of the tunnel. I run towards it. Tolop calls out behind me. But Everytime I turn around he's not there. I'm skinny again, with no kids. I start crying. No crying Sal, I hate it when you do that comes a voice from. I try to open my eyes but they are firmly shut. You know what happens if you don't wake up, right? You'll get tickles it says again. I try again. They still won't open. I feel fingers connecting into my pits. I laugh and my eyes open. I'm in a strange, yet familiar place. We thought we lost you the voice comes again. I swivel my eyes. Tolop is sitting on the chair. What happened? I ask, rubbing my nose, that feels like it's sinked in. You got hit by a car he cries. I start crying too. Should have been killed. No body would miss me I sob, trying to hold my tears. No Sal. Don't lie to yourself Tolop responses. I shake my head. It's true. A doctor comes in. Hello, I'm Doctor Simpson he says. I stare at him. We're gonna run a few medical tests on you to see if you broke any bones or...hurt your stomach he finishes. I rub my eyes. Medical tests? Sure what would I know about that? I ask him. He leaves. Tolop... What exactly happened? I ask. So we were walking to the studio. You weren't paying attention to the on coming traffic and by accident or on purpose, a car smashed into you and drove away once you hit the ground he explained. I look at my wrist. The doctor comes in. Right, we're ready the doctor says as he comes back in with a nurse And a clipboard. He looks at Tolop. Why are you rubbing her stomach? You're not a pedophile are you? The nurse asks. Me and Tolop stare at each other and he takes his hand off my stomach. No. Cousin? Brother? She asks again. He shakes his head. No, boyfriend I respond. He gets up and leaves. The doctor advances towards me with the needle. Don't stab me I yell. We need to draw blood. The nurse yells. No thanks, I'm out I say and get out of the bed. I go towards the door and open it. Tolop is leaning against the wall. He sees me. Tolop, they wanna stab me I yell. The bus takes my shoulder and drags me back to bed. I start thinking of the 15 weird things your body can do that Dolan made. I think to the injection. Fake cough a lot right as the needle goes in. The needle goes in. I fake cough. The needle comes out. I see my blood in it. Ok, now we need to check your eyes and ears. The nurse says. The doctor advances towards towards me with an eye torch. Open your eyes wide. He looks into them. In work order. The nurse hands him the ear thing. He looks into my eyes. Now try moving your writing hand. I try bringing up my writing hand. Pain twinges through it. Hmm. Looks like two broken bones here the doctor says, writing it down on his clipboard. He gets a mirror. Think you might want to consider surgery for your nose he says as he hands me a mirror. I gasp in shock. My left side is bruised all over and the right is cut right open. The doctor and the nurse go out. Tolop comes in. Don't look at me I sob, my hands covering my nose. Sal, your beautiful with or without a nose. He says, holding my chin. I go to my bed and start falling asleep again. I have the exact same dream I had before waking up only this time, I can't wake up. Patient six sixty is going to have to be transferred to the intensive care unit I hear a nurse yell. I hear my bed squeaking on the floor.