I groan.
Turning in pain, I try to sit up, but it isn't possible. It's as if I have something sharp sliced at my back. The place am lying on smells sterile like a...
I hastily open my eyes, the organ taking stock of everything around me. My eyes widening in surprise when I notice am in a place that seems to be a hospital.
The room am lying on looks like it's some sort of a private room.
Aside from the bed am lying on, there's none else in the room. Aside from a big plasma television on the wall, a fridge and a table filled with assorted things, I don't think there's anything in the room.
Turning to the side, I watch the drip slowly dripping just like the name implies.
"Mate?" I call out to him, my eyes darting round the room in search of him, but he's nowhere to be found. Am practically alone in an unfamiliar place. "Mate." I call out once more before I remembered something.
Mate told me of leaving for a business stuff.
What if he've left for the next state?
I Know am important to him, but I also know his work is also important to him as well.
The door opens, and Mate steps in, his eyes instinctively going to me. "You're awake?" He hurries towards me.
"I am." I try to sit up.
I can't Begin to explain how relieved I am to see him. It's so refreshing to know there's someone who cares about me.
So damn refreshing is it.
"Lie down, you might reopen your wounds. " Frowning at me, he helps me lie back on the bed.
"I know, but I want to sit up. Can you help me do that." Lying on the bed with my back makes me feel cramped.
" The doctor said you need to rest Lat. Lying on the bed is equivalent to resting, but the same can't be said for sitting on the bed. "
" My back is already paining me. " The right must be the exact same place I was shot.
That's the only explanation on the reason why my back is cramping me the most.
"Stop trying to make me oblige your words." Mate frowns, "the doctor asked for you to lie down until the wound completely heals. You have no reason to rise from the bed."
"But I can't stay here for long. Lying on the bed all day isn't my thing at all."
I might die of staying at a place.
Who knows? That night be the new sickness in town.
"But you have to try. You're getting real stubborn, and that's not good for you."
"Who said so?" I try placing my hand on my waist, but the pain that racked. through me made me stop that.
"See? You're still in pain."
"Please Mate. I need to sit up." I plead.
Talking with him while lying down is really difficult for . me.
"I won't. I need you to get completely healed. I won't jeopardize your healing." Mate says stubbornly.
I sigh at his words.
I should have Known Mate will never help me out. Guess I was Just wishfully thinking.
Most of the things about him have changed, but not his stubbornness when it comes to my health. He takes it upon him to frustrate my life like no one else have ever done. It's as if that's what he came to the world to do.
"Now, don't sulk. You know I love obliging your requests, but I can't do that now. You need to take care of your health Lat. It's of utmost importance to me." He comes near to where am lying on the bed, and place his hand on my cheeks. " I don't want anything to happen to you Lat.
I just got you back, I can't jeopardize your health at all." He says in a concerned tone. " I'll make it up to you by fulfilling any of you wishes." He says with a smile.
At his words, my ears perks up. The organ trying to hear exactly what he said.
"Help me up then." I smile at him.
"I can't do that. That's one of the wishes I can't fulfill. " He says with a frown. " You'll have to think of something that isn't related to helping you up. "
"But that's my wish." I frown at him. "You promised to fulfill my wishes, why are you trying to walk round it?"
" Am not trying to walk round it. I'll fulfill only a wish that's not related to this. "
" Suit yourself." I frown at him.
" It's not..."
" Ahhh." I try touching the wound, but that caused me real pains, and that made me keep my hand at the side.
" What's wrong?" He asks in concern.
"My back is aching me. I need to sit up." I say with all seriousness. "My back is cramped."
"Silly!" He pokes my head. "You made me think you're on your death bed." He Frowns.
"Of course am in a bed, but without the death." I frown.
" So, what's your wish?" He raise a brow.
" Let me think...." I instantly smile.
" I really don't like that look on your face." He frowns. " I don't trust it whenever you have that expression on your face."
" What can I say?"
" So, what do you want?"
" A pink ice cream ball. "
I've being craving this ever since I left the orphanage. It's one of the things I miss in that state. Mate was one of the things I missed, but he's no more.
" You don't mean that." He whines like a kid. "You know getting that takes more than four hours?"
"I do." It's not as if am not the one that left the town we lived before.
"The two hours it'll take me to return might melt the ice cream."
"There's a way of doing things."
"Don't..."
"Am not changing my wishes again. Once is enough." I say in a stubborn way.
"Who'll take care of should I leave? "
"The nurses at all. Make sure to ask them to come and check on me. I'll be expecting you in four hours time. " I slowly turn to show him I've dismissed him already.
" Lat. "
" See you when you return. "
*
The door opens an hour later. " You're back already? "
The nurse Just left a Minute ago, I don't think they're the ones here.
"Laty?"
I still at the sound of his voice, slowly turning, I lock eyes with a male I never thought I'll see ever again.
"Jap?"