Beau Babies / h.s

Emotional

   Later that day, I decided to stretch my legs, on my own, and after a number of attempts, I got up and onto my own two feet, it was hard especially considering that I couldn’t see them,

   But, I managed to hobble to the door and then, peaking out to make sure the coast was clear, I walked out of the door, for a little wander,

   Unfortunately, I didn’t make it very far until Angela saw me, she raised her eyebrow half amused and waved me back to my room,

   “Hey! Bobbie!” Harry’s voice boomed from down the corridor, nurses shot him dirty looks, Angela smiled but didn’t look up, I turned and smiled, he didn’t look too happy, “What are you doing up?”

   I sighed, “I don’t know Harry, I just, I feel like I need to do something, I’m stuck in this bed twenty-four seven and I’m sick of it. I just wanted to stretch my legs, alright?”

   “Sorry,” Harry hung his head sadly,

   Instantly, I felt bad, “Don’t worry, can you help me back?”

   “Sure,” Harry murmured gripping my arm supportively, we walked slowly back to my room, I sat on the bed and Harry perched awkwardly beside me,

   “What’s wrong Harry?” I asked, Harry sighed and looked at me, then he got up, shut the door and sat back down, he didn’t speak but just kept fidgeting, “Harry,” I said firmly, I held Harry’s chin and twisted it toward me, that was when I saw the tears in his eyes, “Oh Harry, what’s wrong?”

   “I just…” Harry sighed and a tear fell down his cheek, he sniffed, “I don’t…I’ve really grown to care about you Bobbie, I don’t want you to die…” With that, the tears burst from him and seemed to keep flowing down his cheeks like a river that’d burst banks, I hugged him as best I could to try to give him comfort,

   “Don’t worry about me Harry,” I told him rubbing his back, “Listen, Harry,” I pulled away to see his red rimmed eyes and crazy curled hair, “If…When…I’m gone, I need you to be strong, to carry on. Just move forward, I know you feel like you know me but, you need to forget about me. You’ve got an amazing talent and an amazing career, great friends, you’ll find someone and have kids together and be happy. I’m just a little blip in the equation, but you’ll move past it. I promise,”

   “I don’t want to move past it, why is this happening to you?” Harry asked frustratedly running his hand through his hair, “It’s not fair,” More tears fell,

   I shrugged trying not to cry myself, “I don’t know Harry. I guess it’s just my time to go,”

   “No,” Harry said, “You sound like you’re giving up…You can’t give up!”

   “Harry I…”

   “No,” Harry interrupted me, “You can’t give up, I can’t lose you I’ll just feel weird empty…”

   “Harry we hardly know each other,” I told him calmly,