One Life For Another

17

"Lilly? Did I hurt you?" I nod slowly, "A little." "I am really sorry princess." I stay silent and break the hug. He looks up at me with teary eyes. "It's okay if you are mad but please don't stop giving me love." "It is just time to go to the hospital." "Okay", Jayden's voice sounds a bit sad. "Everything is going to be okay baby, nothing to worry about." "That is not it." "What is bothering you?" "I hurted you, by being mad." "I am okay, lets just not talk about it now." "Okay", Jayden softly sighs. I stand up completely and hold my hand out to him. "Lets go now." "Princess I can't walk, you need to go get Sam." I nod, walk to the door, open it and yell, "Sam can you come upstairs?!" I immediately hear someone on the stairs and then Sam comes around the corner. "Is he ready to go?", he asks. I nod and walk back into my room. Jayden is still sitting on the edge of my bed. Sam comes in and walks to Jayden. "I will carry you, are you okay with that? Jayden nods, "I have no other choice right?" "Exactly", Sam chuckles. Jayden smiles at me and I smile back. "Are you coming with us princess?", Jayden asks. I nod and walk to the door. Sam lifts Jayden up and carries him to the car. I walk after them and sigh softly. I am still a little hurt by him suddenly being mad like that. I try to push the thoughts aside, I am acting like a child. It shouldn't hurt me, its nothing. But why am I hurt then? Do I maybe feel some of his pain? I push the thoughts aside and sit in the backseat of Sam's car. Sam puts Jayden down beside me, "Make your sick boyfriend comfortable please." I nod and slowly pull him into my arms. "Will you please close your eyes and rest a little?" Jayden nods and lays his head on my chest. His position is almost the same as when he was in the car with Hailey and me, but now he is trying to not hurt his foot. I stroke his back and whisper sweet nothings to him. He seems calm and closes his eyes slowly. "We need to drive for 20 minutes", Sam says, "do you think that you can stay like that?" "Yes, he is not that heavy." "Yes I noticed that when I carried him to the car." "I wonder if he eats enough." "Me too Lil. He worries me a lot when I see him now." I sigh softly and strokes his hair. "Baby?" He opens his eyes again and looks up at me. "Yes princess?" "Do you eat enough?" I see him hesitating before answering me. "Yes I eat enough!" "And now the truth", I say with a sad tone in my voice. "Okay you win", he says, "I eat once a day or every two days." "How are you still alive", Sam interrupts. "I don't know", Jayden mumbles, "me and my roommate didn't really have money for food." "Thomas?", his name slips out of my mouth before I even notice. Jayden looks at me, a confused look in his eyes. "How do you know that?" "I met him today." "Oh, what was he doing?" "He was being attacked by Day Monsters, but me and Hailey helped him by", I wait a moment before continuing, "fighting." "You and Hailey fought with them?", Sam sounds angry. "Yes we did because else they would have killed him for sure." "You and Hailey promised to not do things like that anymore." "Yes, but who you let someone die if you can actually save that person?" "You are right Lil, I would have saved him too." Jayden smiles at me, "Thanks for saving him. He means a lot to me." I smile back, "That is what I already thought." Jayden smiles even wider before closing his eyes again. I play with his messy hair, while deeply thinking about all my memories with Jayden.

Sam drove carefully the whole way, while Jayden had dozed off a bit. He was clearly tired and most of all, sick. His cheeks are still red and his body feels weaker then normal. His forehead was also still warm, making me sweat a little. Sam parks the car on the parking lot next to the hospital, gets out and opens my door. "I will hold Jayden up so you can get out", he says. I nod and let Sam lift Jayden up a little. I slide from underneath him and put my feet on the ground. Sam gently pushes me aside and lifts Jayden up like he is a child. The difference between Jayden and Sam's posture is huge. Jayden is small and skinny next to the muscular and bigger looking Sam. Sam gently shakes Jayden, making him wake up almost immediately. "We are here", Sam says, "Lilly go get a wheelchair." I nod and run to the entrance. A lot of wheelchairs are lined up there, a young male in clothes of staff workers is standing next to them. "Good afternoon", I greet him, "Can I use one of the wheelchairs for my boyfriend? He can't walk and has to go to the doctor here." The male smile, "Hello miss, ofcourse you may use them." He takes one out of the line and puts it in front of me. "Thank you very much", I say. He smiles again, "You are welcome." I greet him with a short nod and start pushing the wheelchair to Sam's car. Jayden is standing there, leaning on Sam's shoulder, one foot slightly off the ground. "Hello prince", I say jokingly, "your carriage is here." Jayden chuckles, "Thank you my princess." Sam laughs at our silly behavior and helps Jayden in to the wheelchair. "Can we go do something fun after this?", Jayden asks. "Only if you feel good enough", Sam says with a stern voice. "Else we will go home and cuddle baby", I say, trying to make Jayden forget Sam's stern voice. But it is to late, Jayden sends mad glares at Sam already. "You have to listen to me Jayden", Sam says with the same tone in his voice, "If you keep on going like this you will get even sicker." Jayden looks down, clearly not wanting to be justified. "Sam", I say, "Can you let it slide for now? We will talk about it later okay?" Sam nods, takes the wheelchair over from me and starts pushing Jayden to the hospital. I speed up a bit and start walking beside the wheelchair. Jayden reaches his hand out to mine and I grab it gently. "Are you nervous Jayden?", I ask. He nods, "Big boys like me normally don't go to a hospital." "I know how it is", Sam joins the conversation, "I had the same. I didn't want to go the first time, but now I know that it really helps." "Sam is right Jayden, they are only going to help you. They will make sure that the pain goes away as quick as possible." Jayden nods, "They won't hurt me right?" I shake my head, "Don't be scared, because they won't. But have you never been to a hospital?" "Princess you know that I have been kind of adopted when I was 10 years old right?" "Yes I know." "I really can't remember anything from before the age of 10, but ever since I can remember I never went to a hospital. They always told me that wounds would have to heal on their own and not with medicines." "That is so bad", I sigh softly, "Not treated wounds can start to rot and most of all they will cause scars. And as you know, scars will never fade if they are not treated." "I know princess, I have a lot of scars that need to be treated." "We can buy special cream for scars", Sam interrupts, "We can help your body to get healthy." "Would you guys do that?" "I would even do it if I had to take care of you on my own", I reassure him. He smiles at me, "You are amazing princess." Meanwhile Sam has brought us in to a special part of the hospital where all the knowledge is based on broken bones. We sit down in a waiting room, but our time there is short, as a doctor comes to us after 5 minutes. "Jayden Le grande?", he asks. Jayden nods and Sam immediately gets up. "You stay here", Sam commands me when I want to stay up. I nod and sit back down. "Good luck prince", I say to Jayden. He smile nervously and I can see his hands shaking. Then the doctor starts walking and Sam follows with Jayden.