The Grey's Curse

Chapter Seven - The Hospital

Beep.

"Ugh" my head ached and the constant beeping in the room wasn't helping.

Beep.

"Ow.." I winced as the beep brought a pulse of pain to my head, I slowly opened my eyes and regretted it as I was immediately blinded by the bright lights up above me.

'Why is it so bright?'

It took a good minute for my senses to fully come back and when it did; my nose was assaulted with the smell of antiseptic, making my face pull up in a grimace and my stomach to roll as I felt nauseous at the smell.

'This sucks'

I groaned in pain when a dull ache on my head made a migraine form "Oh come on" I grumbled. it didn't help that the sheets and blankets were rough and scratchy making me shift around to try and get at least semi comfortable.

'I must be at the hospital'

It was the only thing that made sense, especially considering that the last thing I remembered was being forced to jump out of my window.

'That's right, there was that...thing, monster'

I could still vividly remember the fear that once filled my entire being, the way my heart raced in my chest, my hair standing on end and the thought that I was going to die by that thing was horrifying.

Even now as I sat here, I was still scared and I couldn't help but to wonder...did the monster follow me here? or Is it still in my room waiting for me to return so it could finish the job? 'I really don't want to find out' maybe I would be lucky and it would give up?

Sadly I doubted that.

My next and main thought was the whereabouts of my mother 'Where is she? Is she okay? Why is she not here?' I desperately wanted her here with me 'I don't want to be alone' it didn't help that my paranoia was starting to get to me; making everything in the room morph into the demonic monster.

I squeezed my eyes shut with my body trembling 'It's not real, it's not real, it's not real' I could even hear the low demonic growling 'Please go away' I flinched when I heard the door creak open 'No, nonono please go away' I held my breath and tensed up when I could feel a presence in the room quietly approaching me.

'Go away, please'

I felt like I was close to tears 'It's not here Maria, it's not here, no one is here' but contrary to my thoughts, I jumped with a scream when I felt a hand suddenly grab my arm "No! Go away!" I still had my eyes shut tightly in fear of seeing the monster again.

'That's it, I'm dead'

"Leave me alone! I didn't do anything!" I expected to hear growling in return but instead, I heard a gentle and soothing voice.

"Maria you are okay, I'm here to help" instantly my body relaxed at the human voice and it was only then that I slowly opened my eyes and released the breath I was holding, when my eyes refocused I saw a kind looking nurse looking down at me with a sweet smile that put my racing heart at ease.

She wasn't Mom but at least I wasn't alone.

The female nurse expression softened when she saw my fearful eyes "Hello, are you feeling okay?" her soothing voice asked "Yeah, I'm fine, do you know where my Mom is? Is she okay?" I asked, readjusting on the bed and being extra careful with my right leg that was still sore.

The nurse hummed as she looked down at me with kind brown eyes "Your mother is fine but she said that she couldn't come visit today" I pursed my lips and looked down at my hands with a frown; trying not to feel too hurt over her not coming and seeing me 'I guess I shouldn't be that surprised though' the nurse bit her lip and turned away from me once she saw my expression.

We didn't say anything to each other after that which I was thankful for 'this just confirms what I knew already, she doesn't love me' I knew it for years but I was hoping that I was wrong 'I was stupid to think otherwise' I was snapped out of my thoughts when I heard the door squeak open and feel hope blossom within me.

Maybe Mom changed her mind after all.

But when I looked up, instead of seeing Mom's usual scowl, I see a Doctor enter the room with an unsettling bright smile that instantly crushed whatever hope I had in me.

Life was cruel.

"Hey! You're awake, that's good, that's good, are you feeling okay?" The Doctor asked in a loud friendly voice but I opted to ignore him and instead chose to play with the loose threads on the blanket.

At my obvious despondence he looked at the nurse with confusion and despite trying to be quiet, I could hear low whispering between the two "Ah, so that's the reason" when they were done whispering the Doctor looked back at me, still smiling.

His smile gave me the creeps.

"Maria I'm sure that your mother has a good explanation on why she couldn't come today" he tried to reassure me which didn't work. He let out a tired sigh when he saw my unchanged expression.

'Before I blacked out, I saw the thing...the Monster was behind her'

I knew the monster was real and not just a figment of my imagination, the door and my closet only helped confirm it.

The creepy Doctor looked at me with thinly veiled irritation "Anyways Nurse, I thought we agreed to simply word things better hm?" He glared at the kind nurse who gulped and looked away when she saw his angry stare was directed at her.

Now that set me off but before I could say or do anything the scolded nurse silently walked out with her head downcast.

'Why is HE mad?!' What is going on?' He stared at her until she left completely before reassuming his friendly behavior 'if you think that I'm going to lower my guard around you after that then you're dead wrong' I looked at him with narrowed eyes full of suspicion.

I didn't trust this Doctor at all.

"Do you mind if I take a look at your head? I heard you landed pretty hard" before I could answer he had already moved forward and began touching my head anyway without me giving consent 'Why ask if you're going to do it anyway?' I glared at him from the corner of my eye; watching him like a hawk.

'Not to mention he always has that smile on his face' I hissed and flinched in pain as he poked and prodded at a particular tender spot on the side of my head.

I swore his smile widened at my reaction before he thankfully backed away soon after.

"Yeah you got some swelling and a bruise forming but you should be fine, we'll keep you over night just to run some tests to make sure you don't have a concussion" I felt dread form in the pit of my stomach at that.

'A night in a hospital? Great'

I don't know what was worse; going home where the threat of the Monster just waiting for me to return to finish the job was or staying in this creepy hospital with the creepy Doctor.

"I'll just call your Mother and inform her of this" my eyes snapped to his in an instant.

"Why? She doesn't care" I quietly mumbled with my eyes downcast "Well we have to for legal reasons, don't want to get in any trouble or get sued after all!" The Doctor said with a bright and joyful tone with his big smile still present.

But despite his wide smile, I could still see a hint of anger in his eyes, but other then that, he didn't falter one bit, he even kept his stupid smile plastered on his face 'The only time I've seen him drop his smile when he was mad at the nurse earlier' I huffed and laid my head back only to wince in pain.

'Right, I forgot I jumped out the window'