Aphotic ✔️

Chapter 24- Dark Secrets

"sometimes we hurt people in the process of protecting them" _anonymous
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Present:

I was now fully aware of what was happening around me even though the question about what exactly happened to me stayed unsolved somewhere in the back of my head

I could see arron wandering around what seemed like a ward relentlessly, there were many other patients behind every curtain

After some MRI scans they shifted me in the ward saying that they'll shift me to a room after a few more necessary check ups

I don't see my parents anywhere though, I caught a glimpse of Mr. Swenson but at this point I'm not even sure if he was actually there or it's just a hallucination

My question was immediately answered as he entered the ward, his face looked extremely exhausted as he kept his hands on his sides holding his waist

I could see him walk towards arron with a serious expression as he whispered something in his ear earning a confused glance for him as he whispered back

I couldn't hear or make out the movements of their lips but I could tell that the situation was quite intense

Arron's worried gaze fell on me as he smiled reassuringly from afar and that's all it took to comfort me and shush all my worries and anxiety. I smiled back weakly but I doubt that it was even visible to him

The next second a woman barged into the ward as her heels clicked loudly on the ground and I immediately closed my eyes recognizing who it was, trying to control the second hand embarrassment that was about to come

"What happened?" her hands scanned my body as she panted I tried telling her in
I'm okay but I was cut off before I even spoke

"where is the doctor? Who's taking responsibility here?" her voice got loud and demanding as she looked at Mr. Swenson who had his hands desperately hanging in the air to calm her down

Everyone in the room was looking at us, some amused and some shaking their heads in disappointment at my mother's behavior

Arron stood in the back with one of his hands folded above his chest with his mouth dropped open in shock, confusion and stress which was also evident on his face

Even in this situation I a small chuckle escaped my mouth looking at him, he really has a new side to him every time I feel like I figured him out and understand him even a bit

The doctor barged into the ward with a few nurses alongside him, they immediately started moving the stretcher I was laying on out of the ward door as I caught a glimpse of the doctor talking to my mom, most probably explaining my situation

Mr. Swenson lightly patted arron on the back as a signal to go with me as he stood with my mom, glancing at me for a second with a reassuring smile

I feel like I'm about to die, why is everyone smiling at me like that today? Is my condition really that bad? Didn't I pass out because of hyperventilation? What's going on?

My head started aching again as I tried to stop thinking and closed my eyes, I could feel the warmth of Arron's body across my arm and as long as I know he's here.. I'm okay.... It's  oddly comforting

"could you please call a legal guardian for the paper work" the nurse monotonously told arron as she escorted me in my room 

"my mom-" i spoke as i was cut of by arron 

"i know, i'll take care of it" he briefly told me before bowing at the nurse and exiting the room 

i wanted to tell him not to respond to any of her questions