Foreign To This World

10

In the middle of the night,I got this crazy idea. It would never work,but for some reason,I just wanted to try it. Oh,my,my mom was totally going to kill me. I grabbed my backpack from my table and took my phone and some chocolates laying around me. I slowly went downstaris,slowly avoiding the creaking stairs. I completely forgot that my dad removed that stair the other day. My foot just got the thin air,I lost my balance and the next thing I know was that I was tumbling down the staircase. I just landed on the harsh pavement with a bump,and the contents of my bag scattered everywhere.I saw my phone,landing screen first on the ground. I just hoped that my phone didn't break....

Unfortunately,it did. The screen was split to a billion pieces,and there was glass all over the floor. It did not turn on either. All that years of work had been gone,just because of my clumsiness. I felt so stupid as I gathered the chocolate box back, I would have to continiue writing my journal on paper. I just thought that there was no chance that I hadn't woken my whole family up by now,yet they were all still snoring. I got up,put my backpack on my back and slowly sneaked out of the door. I knew which way the hospital was,and it was a breeze to find it for me. I communicated through sign language,and the nurses gave me a really hard time,but I could finally convince them that I was Annie's sibling so that I could go see her. They told me since it was so late,to only get in if I was going to spend the night there. For a moment,I completely forgot about my family and signed "Yes." I held the doorknob with my trembling fingers. It was freezing cold,and for a moment,I got even more paranoid that Annie might have caught pneumonia or something. I turned the doorknob slightly,and opened the door. Annie was wide awake,her beautiful,long black hair was neatly put into a sideways ponytail and she was wearing one of those hospital gowns. She was very,very pale. Her eyes shined and some of her colours seemed to return as I got closer to her bed. When I got closer,I also noticed that she had a huge,blue plaster around her neck. I looked at it with fear.

I was so mad at Annie. Why would she leave me alone in this cruel world? I told her the whole story of me sneaking out and losing my diary. She suddenly looked a bit nervous. You didn't tell them? But why? She signed. I just told her how they would not let me because they think I'm some sick helpless baby and they keep on trying to babysit me. She told me it was the same with her. I told her not to worry,I would return early in the moring and nobody would even know what happened. One thing I didn't know was that my mom sneaked to my room to give me a kiss in the middle of the night...