The Waves of Life

THE DOCTOR SAID WHAT?!?!

Maddie's POV:

I get picked up by a whole bunch of doctors who put me in an ambulance.

Elijah even gets in the ambulance with me.

I'm still screaming and then Elijah says, "It's all going to be okay Maddie, the doctors will help you."

He's so comforting and sweet. I love him. In a friend way ok.

We finally get to the hospital and a few minutes later, my parents walk in.

"Oh my gosh, Maddie, are you okay?!?!" My mom says crying then giving me a hug.

I scream when she touched me. It hurt.

She looked at my ankle then put her hands over her mouth and starts crying into my dads shoulder.

"We've got to take her into a room. No one is allowed right now. You can come in later." the doctor says then pulls me into a room.

"It looks pretty bad." I hear the doctor say, "she's gonna need stitches."

"WHAT?!?!" I say crying in pain.

"It's going to be alright." the doctor said.

Yeah right, the doctors always say "It's going to be alright" but it never is.

"Here take this" One of the nurses say.

"What is it?" I ask.

"It's medicine that'll put you to sleep sleep you don't feel anything, just take it" she says handing me a little cup.

I drink it all up, it tastes like bubble gum.

It worked. Now I'm knocked out.
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"She's waking up, she's waking up" The nurse says.

"It's all done" the doctor tells me and points at my ankle which is all bandaged up. Then they walk out.

My parents come running in the room.

"Maddie, are you ok?!?!" My dad asks.

"Ya dad, in fine. It kinda hurts to move though." I say.

Then Elijah walks in. When I see him, a smile grows on my face.

"Hey Maddie, are you feeling better?" He asks while petting my hair. It's kinda weird, but I don't mind.

"Ya, I'm good" I say.

The doctor comes back in and says, "We are back with the test results. It seems like she was bitten by a Candiru."

Elijah's POV:

"A what?" I ask.

"I thought you would ask that question, so I printed out some information on it." the doctor says handing me a paper.

It says:

This translucent, yellow-eyed, eel-like parasitic catfish grows to a maximum length of one inch. It cannot kill you outright, but if you experience the wrath of one, you might wish it had. The fish has a penchant for swimming into urethral openings of unprotected bathers-men and women alike. Once inside it pops open its spinygill covers, which prevent it from being pulled out. The ensuing shock and infection have caused death, as has hemorrhaging resulting from attempts to remove it. Also, the juice of two native fruits high in citric acid, can dissolve the gill spines and kill the fish.

"Wow" I say, "wait, does that mean that Maddie is gonna die?!?!"

"I'm gonna die?!?!" Maddie says then starts breathing heavily.

"No, no, your fine. You lived." the doctor said bringing relief to everyone in the room.

"But I do have some bad news."

"Bad news! What is it?!?!" Me and Maddie ask at the same time.

"You need to stay off your leg for one year. So we're going to have to give you a wheelchair that you're going to need to use for one year." the doctor says.

"So I can't surf for one whole year!?!?!?!" Maddie asks.

"I'm sorry, but yes."