Guarding My Heart

Nueve : La hermana de Gabriel Pt. 1

El punto de vista de Lea

The morning was hot and scruffy. I didn't know why but quickly figured it out when I saw all of the closed windows. James told me yesterday night that all of the windows are made of bullet proof glass. He didn't bother telling me why are there bullet proof glass but I don't want to find out. It probably has everything to do with their line of business.

I made myself a cup of instant noodles and sat down on the stool. I was holding my hand over the cover like how I did yesterday night and drifting off in my own dream land when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around, coming face to face together with Gabriel. He was holding himself up using the counter,smiling.

Out of instinct, I stood up from my seat and looked at him. Gabriel looks like he was about to die yesterday night but today, he looks way better. Almost like the first time when I met him. "You shouldn't be up. James told me that you shouldn't even be walking right now. He told me to tell you to stay in bed"

Gabriel shook his head, limping over to other stool and hauling himself up onto the stool. "I"m cool. It doesn't hurt anyways" I knew that he was lying but decided not to press any further. He had already went through a lot yesterday night, I don't need to add salt to the wound by saying anything I shouldn't.

I sat back down onto the stool and pressed my hand back onto the top of the cover, holding the cup of instant noodles with my right hand. "James also told me that he'll come by today later in the day to get you a shot." I thought about what I said for a moment before continuing "What's a shot?"

Gabriel placed his elbows on the counter, looking away from me for awhile. Moving everywhere was still painful even though he's not saying anything. I knew that he was hurting even though he's trying not to show it "Morphine to numb my pain." He paused, looking down at his feet "It still hurts when I walk"

I stood up from my stool again, remembering what James had told me. He reminded me to help Gabriel clean the wounds on his feet after he woke up. "I need to look at your leg." I said, going over to him and crouching down. I looked at his feet and noted that it's still red and puffy before running off into the room and getting the first aid kit.

When I ran back out, Gabriel was still on the stool and he was making faces. I didn't know why he was making faces but they seem like it's like painful faces. Running over to him, I poped open the first aid kit before kneeling down in front of him "What's wrong with you? Is your back really painful? You're making faces"

Gabriel bit down on his lip. He turned around and made a face again before he turned back around, facing me. He had managed to put a smile up onto his face even though he was in pain. "When did James said he'll come by with the shot?"

I took his feet up and dabbed at it with a cotton ball dipped in iodine. I have no idea how to do this but then I've seen James doing it to his feet before yesterday night and I just followed him. I didn't know what to actually do "He said maybe he'll be back in the afternoon together with someone"

"Someone? Who?"

I shrugged my shoulders "I don't know. He said that he'll bring someone over together with him but he didn't say anything about bringing who" I was being half honest. I knew who James was bringing over together with him today and he told me to not tell Gabriel who he'll be bringing over this afternoon.

Gabriel rested his head on the counter and hissed softly at the pain. It probably hurts a lot. "Can you - Can you please hurry up. It's painful"

I looked at his feet once more and dabbed at it a few more times before lowering the cotton ball and touching his stitches softly. Some of them is already coming off. Turning around, I grabbed a plaster from the first aid kit before peeling it off and slowly pressing it onto Gabriel's feet.