He went straight to Fair care hospital where his son was admitted. Walking into that place gave him heartaches every time. He just can't wait for his son to get his surgery, be out of this environment and be able to do what his age mates do.
He knows his son is hurting, aside from being sick, he's hurting because he's missing a lot of his childhood and he hasn't been able to live normal since he was born. Back then it was manageable. Now it isn't, without that surgery, they will lose him. He entered the emergency ward where his son, had been for a long time now. He opened the door slowly, so as not to wake him up if he was sleeping.
And as he thought, he was sleeping and he had so many tubes connected to him as usual. Mark went towards him and sat close to his son. He sat silent for a long time.
Almost an hour and 30 minutes. What was he thinking about???? A lot, where everything went wrong.
"mmm, dad you're here".......... the little pale and fragile-looking Michael asked his in a happy tone but it wasn't delivered as so. He sounded pained and tired.
"Yeah, I'm here. How are you feeling, my boy?"
"A good dad, you're here and that makes me better. Mike told me, I'll be getting my surgery soon".
" he did... mhmm.... How"
"he called my nurse with mommies Phone and told me, the nurse allows me to use her phone to call him. We talk a lot nowadays, I'm happy we can. He tells me everything that happens at home and school. Even though you guys are not here with me 24/7, talking on the phone makes me feel your presence".
" mmm, that's good to know. I guess I'll have to thank that nurse and I will probably get you a phone. So you can call us at any time".
"Am making some deals, it will be finalised tomorrow, speeding it up as much as possible. I promise I'll take you out of this hospital and you will be able to have a normal life".
He leaned in, kissed him on his forehead and whispered into his ear. " Thanks for staying strong, my boy.....I love you very much"
He weakly gave a big smile and replied "dad... I love you. And I also promise that I'll stay strong so I can leave here, we will be a complete family. promise".