aanjay maimonides medical center brooklyn,new york
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*beep,beep,beep*
Hearing the slight beeping noise, I began to raise the bed slowly.
I then sat up from the frigid, dense hospital bed with slight shivers.
In a confused state, I began to intake my surroundings.
bleak and comfortless.
Picking up the remote I press the red nurse's button
"Hello" a voice loudly spoke from the remote
"I-I'm very cold, do you think someone could bring an extra blanket?" I asked the lady
" sure sweetheart, someone should be there shortly," she says
"t-thank you" I add in remark as another set of chills ran over my body
The hospital room is as devoid of beauty as I am of hope. Its walls are simply cream, not peeling or dirty, just cream. There is no decoration at all beside the limp green curtain that separated the other two beds in the room. It was perhaps once the kind of green that reminds people of spring-time and hope, but it's faded so much that the hue is insipid.
The room as an undertone of bleach and the floor is simply grey. At the far end are windows in brown metal frames, only openable at the top. Not a single person has flowers, cards, or home brought food. They are sleeping to pass the time or staring at nothing at all.
There are stands for intravenous drips and monitors. At the door are dispensers for rubber gloves, hand sanitizer, and soap. These items only reinforce my fear of germs, they are so ubiquitous here that cleaning is mandatory every time a doorway is passed or a patient is touched.
I heard a light tapping against the glass sliding doors (her bed is on the end near the door), turning my head slowly I noticed Sev.
Who was also in a hospital gown holding onto his monitor
I smiled for the first that I've been in here from what I could remember although I was very weak
The smile still managed to form amongst my face although I just felt like I wanted to give up
This pain hurts.
He brightened up my day .. words can't even explain the emotions that I'm feeling right now
