The Box of Little Critter

Chapter Seven

Tianna gasped, frozen with shock.

"Adam are you serious?" she asked. 

"What?" Adam responded with. "It's just a thought. I haven't had a nightmare like that before. Tianna crossed her arms, frustrated with Adam's accusation. 

"Of course it's not because of critter!" Tianna replied, clearly upset. "Why would you just say that?"

"Well I think it's a pretty big coincidence," Adam said with a shrug. "Little critter suddenly shows up on your birthday and now I have a nightmare that's just too real." Adam sighed, followed by Tianna rolling her eyes. 

"Adam you are overthinking this," she continued. "It's a bit extreme to just assume that critter is the cause of some nightmare. It has to be a coincidence." 

"Well why don't we just go talk to your uncle about it?" Adam suggested. Tianna thought about it for a moment. As she was thinking, little critter appeared and sat down, looking up at the couple. 

"What you doing?" he asked. 

"We are gonna go see my uncle," Tianna responded. "He is the one that gave me the box."

"We are?" Adam asked.

"Yes we are," Tianna quickly replied back. Little critter cocked his head a bit to one side.

"May I come?" he asked. Tianna shook her head.

"It's kind of a personal family talk," she responded. "He is currently in the hospital." 

"Oh ok." 

Tianna then stood up and looked at Adam.

"Let's go." He nodded and the two left for the hospital. Little critter just sat on the bed and watched as the couple headed out the door. 

When they got to the hospital, both Tianna and Adam noticed how hectic it was. There were doctors and nurses running around. Patients getting pushed on hospital cart  beds to get to other rooms. Tianna looked at Adam.

"You don't think...?" Adam shook his head.

"Don't think like that," he said. "Let's go ask the front desk." Adam walked up to the desk and the same woman was on the computer. She looked up at Adam, then adjusted her reading glasses on her face.

"How may I help you today sir?" she asked. 

"We are here to see my wife's uncle again," he said. The receptionist looked at Adam for a second.

"Oh I remember," she responded. "Yeah we were just about to give you guys a call because your uncle isn't doing so well." 

"Is he ok?" Tianna asked. 

"You may go to his room and ask for his doctor," the receptionist said. Without hesitation, Tianna headed towards Milan's hospital room, with Adam following behind her.  Tianna went into the room and there was a doctor and a nurse in the room. The doctor turned to Tianna.

"Miss you shouldn't be in here," he said. 

"Is my uncle ok?" Tianna asked nervously, ignoring the doctor. 

"Ma'am I need you and your husband to leave," he said. Adam grabbed Tianna's shoulders and started to pull her out of the room.

"Come on babe," Adam said. "We can wait outside." Tianna sighed, and followed Adam out the room. About a half hour later, the waiting room was more calm. The doctor walked in and Tianna stood up. However, the look on the doctor's face showed it all. Tianna anxiously waited for him to tell her otherwise. That what she was thinking wasn't a possibility. However, it was the opposite.

"I'm so sorry," the doctor said. "We did everything we could. Your uncle is dead."