P L A Y G R O U N D ❁ lrh

Day 30

Tuesday, I go home.

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I wake up the next morning wrapped in strong arms. I look around and see I'm still at the hospital, in an uncomfortable bed and hospital gown. It's falling off my shoulder lightly as I sit up rubbing the sleep out of my eyes.

   I look down and see Luke asleep peacefully, but his arms were very secure around me making me feel warm and tingly. I lay back down this time facing Luke and gently place my cold hand to his warm face.

   I see he twitches, but doesn't wake. I look at his face and see the bags gone from under his eyes, hair tousled, lips slightly ajar and eyes lightly closed. I rub my thumb over his cheek multiple times before Luke's grip tightens and he groans, shoving his face into my neck. He was awake.

"Luke you need to get up and I need to find out if I can leave." I hear him moan, but remove his head from the space and slowly sits up running a hand through his blonde hair. "I love you Lu."

   I smile watching him, still lying down. I just nod not sure if I was ready to say it back. I push him off the small hospital bed and he gets up and sits in the chair next to my bed, beginning to put on his shoes.

   I hear the door open and see my mom walk in with neatly folded clothes in her hands. "Hi sweetie, I brought you some clothes, you get to leave today, but I have to be at work. I'm so sorry, Your brother also is working and going to his classes today. I was wondering if Luke? Could you take my daughter home and take care of her for today? I'm sorry that you'll be missing school."

   Luke nods immediately, not even hesitating. My mom walks over to me giving me a tight squeeze and kiss on the cheek before walking away in her noisy heels. Now it was just me and Luke, alone, again.

   I slowly move my legs to where there hanging off the side if the bed and try to get up without falling. Which of course fails, I begin to wobble an Luke wraps his arm around my waist steadying me. I wrap my arms around his torso holding in for dear life not wanting to fall.

Eventually I make it to the chair where my mom had left my clothes. I force Luke to let go of me and turn around as I slowly, but swiftly put on the baggy black shirt, leggings and slip on converse. I then sit down saying "You can turn around Luke. I'm done." I watch as he turns around quickly and says "You took a long time haha."

   All of a sudden the door opens showing a doctor in a long white coat. He walks over to me shaking my hand as he says "Well hello Luna. I'm glad to see you changed and also happy to say you're able to go home. I just need an adult to sign these papers so you can leave. Here is some medicine for the soreness also whenever you move your fingers it will hurt. That's normal because of the vein you cut, but other than that you should be fine. Also almost forgot, you need to eat as soon as possible! Bye and I hope you feel better." He finishes and walks out of the room.

Luke walks over to me stretching out his hand, but I ignore it and use my good hand to push myself out of the chair. I was shaky, but I think I can manage until Luke picks me up like a child so my legs are wrapped around his torso and his are supporting my butt(haha).

    I wrap my arms around his neck and ask "What are you doing?!? I can walk perfectly fine!" He rolls his eyes as he laughs and says "Luna if I let you walk we would be here for hours."

   I slap his chest, but dig my face into his neck as he begins to walk out of the room. I watch and look at the room I had been staying in get further and further away as we walk out the front entrance of the hospital.