The Tail of a Wolff (UNDER MAJOR EDITING)

12. Mr Cuddles and Birdy

Today, I am being discharged and happiness would be an oversimplification as to how I feel at the moment. Even the nurses aren't so tense when approaching they approach me, they notice the relief on my face.

When Doctor Bailey comes in, he says the worst thing that anyone can say to me right now "Ms. I want to keep you here for the next few days" I swear whatever's left of my world comes crashing down.

"Noooo" I whine "Why would you want to do that?"

"With your permission, I would like to run a few tests"

"Nope. I want to go home"

"You'll be in your bed once the tests have been completed. You have my word Ms Lance"

"Fine, do it" I say dejectedly.

"Great. One of the nurses will be here to collect blood samples and urine samples" he says to me.

"Okay" I slump down onto what has become my new bed.

"You're welcome to change into a set of new clothes if you like. An outfit is on your right, in your bedside drawer"  I'm surprised to see an outfit in the drawer. The panties, the bra, and everything else is just my size.

I look at doctor Bailey accusingly and he says a name that's gets me thinking "Ms Annabelle brought you those" he then leaves to attend to his next patient.

Annabelle has been here for the past 2 days, always coming into the room and asking how I am. I always greet then politely ask her to leave. Surprisingly, she obliges without any hesitation. For someone that I don't know, she sure seems to be acting like a friend.

Yesterday, she saw me rejecting the hospital food so she left. I didn't eat anything because I was so sick of the crappy hospital food. She came back within 20 minutes - not that I was counting - and handed me McDonalds. I looked at her and thank her, taking the packet from her hands.

"It's no problem" she said, and left. Her kindness hasn't gone unnoticed.

I wait for the whole day for her to return, but she doesn't. I keep myself entertained by watching the news, and looking at some magazines. I'm sick and tired of sobbing constantly so I try to distract myself. Keyword: try. It's only when they report the gas station 'robbery' on the news, does everything come crashing back to me.

I remember Patrick just shooting Mario dead, Tallis being beaten up and dying. I remember the truck driver who... touched me. The McDonalds meal becomes a waste as I sprint to the bathroom. My eyes tear up at how discomforting vomiting feels.

This carries on for a while until a nurse sees me laying on the floor, my head perched onto the rim of the toilet seat.

"Oh honey, are you alright?" the nurse flushes the toilet, takes some toilet paper and wipes off excess puke on the lid.

"What do you think?" I look at her for a second and get up to throw up some more when I feel a second wave of nausea. She shouts for doctor Bailey as she holds my hair. Once I'm finished I lay back down on the tiled floor and sit from exhaustion.

"I'm gonna just take a short nap!" I tell the kind nurse as darkness clouds my senses.

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For the second time in 3 weeks, I wake up from an unconscious state. I try to sit up, but halfway I get the same cramps that I had been getting so I lay back down. The TV is still on and I check to see if I can find out how long I had been asleep for.

28 April 2013, 11:30am.

I slept throughout half of the day yesterday and today. Surely, vomiting isn't that exhausting.  I get the urge to pee and I  randomly think of my period. When was the last time I had my period? My periods have been always been a bit irregular so its nothing to stress about.