All I remember is the throbbing pain of my head cracking the drywall and my shoulder burning and throbbing with the pain of what I assume is a broken or dislocated shoulder.Faint memories come flooding back all of a sudden. Pat kicking the drywall around me busting holes around me causing chunks to fall against my face and even a peace in my mouth. I remember spitting it out and seeing it already covered in blood. My last memory was seeing the doctor inject Pat with a drug and him collapsing too. But the whole time I hear a sound that still haunts me even if I don't know where I am. The sound of Dot crying and screaming.
Ive been threw horror films, haunted houses, and even a dark ratt filled alleyway, But nothing sends chills up my spine like that blood curdling screaming cry. The doctor had to fight Dot to gass her. I watched him cover her mouth and hold her head to the mask. Dots eyes Rolled back into her head and she stopped struggling. She then fell flat on her back as the doctor grabbed the phone on the wall and stared a call.
“Ray!”
“What the hell!” I jumped up.
Head!
Shoulder!
I fell back into a soft pad and clutched my shoulder. “AH! What the hell!”
“Ray! Calm down!” I opened my eyes and saw Palla, Ray and my parents.
“I'm sorry mom I didn't know you were here.” I apologise. I don't sewer in front of my parents. I feel offal. Not only did I get my ass kicked, but now I’m cussing in front of my parents.
“Its ok Ray” My dad looked at me and laughed. “If I was in your place right now they would have to pump me with morphine to get me to shut the hell up!”
“Even with morphine I don't think I could take it.” I chuckled. “Youre just a walking god dad. I'm just a weakling laying here.”
“Its ok, all that matters is that the window keeper didn't kill ya!” Matt said.
“Matt. Sorry for.”
“No need, I talked it out with Palla so were all good.” Matt smiled and gave me a thumbs up. “By the way I think we owe you a new pizza.” Matt and palla started to laugh.
“Yah.” Palla looked guilty. “On an unrelated note, I have a meat lovers extra cheese window to wash tomorrow.”
Everyone sat down asked me what happened. I explained how I got to the hospital and getting to Dots room, and thats when we heard a doctor yell.
“Stop that dog!” You could hear it all the way down the hall along with the other sound of doctors yelling as you herd papers and clip boards scatter to the floor!
Then out of know were I was jumped by a black and white shadow flying in from the hall. It was Comma!
“Comma? but you were in the car!” My mom said petting him as he licked my face.
“Excuse me mam is that your dog?” A doctor asked my mom.
“No hes mine!” I pointed out.
“Well then sir. I will have to ask you to keep him on a leash” The doctor was really snarky.
I remember him! “Its you!” This is the same doctor that was treating Dot! I tried to get up but couldn't do it.
“Yes I am but you need to rest!” He instructed.
It was a long talk. I kept asking him about Dot but he kept telling me about my condition. My shoulder was both dislocated and fractured. They popped it back into place and had it wrapped to the best of their ability. My head had cracked a bit and it was causing a bit of head trauma but no swelling or bleeding. I was just bruised up from the sounds of it. Altho they said I would have to keep a compression wrap on my shoulder for the next week or so.
“Ok.” I sighed. “Now will you tell me about Dot?”
“I already told you all I know.” He shrugged “She has a type of cancer known as mesothelioma.”
“Cancer!” We all gasped.
“I need to see her.” I got up and the pain shot there my shoulder.
“Ray lay back down!” My mom demanded. “The doctor said you have to rest of the night!”
“I don't care! I'm eighteen mom and I'm going to see Dot!”
“Sir!” The doctor held his hands out to block me or catch me if I fell. “I think you give Dot time with her father.”
I stopped. everyone had their hands over their mouths like it was a shock or a word that shouldn't be said.
“I would like to speak with him too.”
I walked out the door without anyone trying to stop me.
I walked to the hall and found I was in room D4. I look next to me and see the sign on the door D5. I reach for the door handle and the door opens. There stood Pat. His look was a sad but strong look. You could tell he had been crying. Pat was big but with the red bloodshot eyes he looked in pain. We stood there looking at each other for what felt like ever there was nothing stopping us from killing each other there in the middle of the hall. No doctors, no police to arrest or kill us on the spot, nothing.
“I'm sorry.” He apologised. “I know you didn't cause this.”
“Well I tried to tell you that but then you kicked my ass.” I looked at him cold heartedly. “Did you know that I have a dislocated shoulder! Did you know that my upper arm had to be surgically rebuilt! Did you know that my skull had a micro fracture! All of that because I came here to make sure your daughter was ok! Do you know what happens before she had to be rushed to the ER?”
“No, I don't.” Pat muttered.
“I was Proposing!” Pat stopped. Nothing was moving. Nothing was beeping. The world was stopped for my command. “Thats right! I fucking proposed! I went to the top of a ferris wheel! I fucking hate heights! But I still whent up there and fuking preposed. Then in the middle of it all Dot started coughing up fucking blood! I was devastated. My friends tried to cheer me up! It didn't fucking work! So I walked here in the Ffcking rain! I wanted to make sure Dot was ok! Then I get here and some Mother fucking jackass goes and beats the shit out of me in front of my girlfriend! In front of his own daughter! WELL SHES FUCKING DYING!”
I crossed a line, and I'm fucking happy I crossed it.
Pat turned and walked down the hall in a blind rage. Before he could make it to the end of the hall he picked up a cart and threw it against a wall. After words he broke a hole threw a chunk of drywall. then a whole piece of safety glass shattered all over his bloody knuckles.
I heard doctors move in after I walked into the room.
Dot was just barely awake.
“Hi.” I whispered gently. “How ya feeling?”
Dot held up a hand with a thumb.
“I wish I could of stopped all this.”
Dot shook her head ‘no’.
“I need to know. do you remember what was happening during your cough attack!”
She hook her head ‘yes’ and smiled.
“I love you. and I want you to know that.” My eyes teared up.
Dot started to cry too.
“Dot? Will you marry me?”
Dot shook her head yes and held her arms out for a hug. I put the ring on her finger and she smiled and started to cry happy tears.
“I swear on god's name! I will save you from thi or my death have both our soles!”
Dot and I shared a kiss. It was a cold and brittle kiss. Dot was very pale and almost withered away. I couldn't take feeling her like this. I laid Dot back down and kissed her forehead.
“Keep strong and fight for me ok?”
Dot nodded. with a smile she fell into a quiet almost comatose state.
I walked back to my family. leaving Dot there alone.
