The Beauty in a Black Sky

Chapter 4

When Rick woke up he was greeted by a beautiful nurse named Laura. She greeted him very nicely and treated him with care. She got him what he needed and Rick treated her with respect. They seemed to make a good connection, they laughed all the time and they had lots of conversations. They really enjoyed each other's company.
Rick was hospitalized for two more weeks and Laura was his nurse the whole time. When Rick was released he asked for Laura's number; she said yes and wrote it down. She gave it to him and walked away smiling. When Rick went to home, he immediately added her number to his contacts on his phone. He texted her for hours and hours until it was 4:00 pm. He asked her out to dinner and she said yes once more. They got ready and met up at the park at 5:00. It took them a while to decide what to eat but they made the decision eventually. They went to the place they wanted to and they had the time of their lives. They were done eating around 7:00. After dinner they walked outside and talked for a little on the bench outside of the restaurant for a couple hours. When they were done They drove back to the park for a late night walk. They arrived at 10:00 pm. They started walking at 10:30 and they stopped at 11:55. When they stopped, they talked for a couple minutes. When they said goodnight to each other; they stared at each other for a couple seconds. They smiled at each other and kissed. As they kissed the clock struck midnight and the bell rung. They smiled at each other and walked away.

When Rick got home he went to his room and tried to go to bed. He was tired but he was happy. He laid there with a smile on his face. His smile quickly faded when he remember the lectures he would have gotten if his parents were still here. Rick got up and did his bedtime routine. He cried while he was in the shower, he cried while he was getting dressed, he cried to himself while he was brushing his teeth. When he finally got back in his bed, he was angry.
He got up and started to yell, he picked up papers off his desk and threw them, he flipped his desk out of anger. Suddenly he heard a knock on the door. Out of anger he stormed to the door and opened it. It was his neighbor coming to see what all the noise was. Rick was upset and slammed the door. The neighbor yelled for him to shut up or else he's going to call the police. He went to his room to sleep. He lay in his bed, in pain, in sorrow, with guilt. All the weight he carried was heavy. He laid there for a while; awake and burdened. He fell asleep with one last tear in his eye.