"So what can you tell me about the incident that happened to you?" he asks me pulling out a notecard of some sort.
"Uhm well, I heard my mother speaking to herself and she seems sad or mad about something while pouring some coffee. I wanted to cheer her up so I ran up to her and hugged her leg and tried to cheer her up. She tried shaking me off her leg for some reason and then kicked me off however and then accidentally spilled coffee onto me."
The officer starts writing down some notes and shakes his head a bit in response. Ariel just stands behind him biting at her nails a bit.
"Okay, are you sure it was an accident?"
"I...I am sure of it. My mother wouldn't do that to me on purpose."
Ariel hears that and shakes her head a bit in response. She bends her head a bit forward and sighs a bit in response to me. What is wrong?
"Are you okay ma'am" the officer asks.
"Uhm, no not really. I have something to say. But I think the mother left the kid abandoned in the forest alone on purpose."
"What do you mean?" the officer asks now intrigued
"Well, I found him all alone with torn-up clothes and being chased by wolves outside the city of Arcadia yesterday. He was in poor condition and so weak and hungry. He said he was playing hide and seek with his mother that day earlier but it she never found him. I asked about how come she never bothered to call the police and wait, but she didn't respond to my question. I think...I think she left him to die in the woods."
"Thats...a big claim ma'am...Are you sure about this?"
"I am sure of it! She is a horrible mother! She poured coffee on her on kid!"
"She is my mother she would never do something like that! I...I am sure of it!" I jump in
"Okay everyone calm down. We will investigate this claim and figure this out. Until then you will be staying in the hospital for a while now kid. And you miss will be watching over him for now? Yes?"
"I will be. I will keep an eye on him as much as possible."
"Good. Now onto a different question I have for you miss."
"Anything," says Ariel
"Are you single?" he asks while smiling at her
"Oh uhm, yes I am. But not currently looking for anyone at the moment" Ariel says while giggling a bit
"Damn...Well thank you anyways for answering me" the officer says while rubbing his fur a bit.
"Oh I am sure you will find a wonderful girl! You young and strong. I am sure of it."
"Thank you miss. Now I will be off now. Thank you both for answering my questions."
He says before walking off to the door and walks out of the room. Closing it behind him. A moment in silence fill the room for a bit and the doctor finally speaks up.
"I will be in the other room for a bit. Call me if you need anything. Lunch will be starting soon as well."
"Okay thank you again doctor." Ariel says waving goodbye.
Hersha walks out of the door and closes it behind her and a moment of silences fills the room for a while....Awkwardly. But then Ariel speaks up and says some things.
"So how are you feeling honey?" she says holding my right hand on the bed.
"My chest hurts a lot. And I feel like my heart is going to jump out of my chest..."
"I am sorry to hear that. But you will get through this soon. I promise you. Would you like some water?"
"Yes please"
She walks over to a sink faucet and takes a cup from the counter and adds some water to it. She then turns around and brings it to me and I begin chugging it down. Feels good to drink something since I am dehydrated from crying.
"Ariel?"
"Yes?"
"Where is my mom?"
"She is....somewhere...the police are looking for her currently. But they will find her eventually and bring her here to see you likely. That is if she hasn't fled the city."
"Why would she flee the city?"
"Thats...a topic I won't discuss with you honey. But I will say that I am here for you when you need it. Now, would you like some food?"
"Yes!" I shout being excited
"Here you go, I got it from the cafeteria. Some burgers and fries!"
"Yay!" I reach both arms out to grab them and then take the bag from her hands. I open the bag and there is a single burger with a few fries in there. I pull the burger and unwrap it and take a large bites out of it and it is already half-way finished already.
I see Ariel smiling at me warmly and just brings a chair next to me. Maybe she wants a bite?
"Do you want a bite?" I ask giving the burger out.
"Oh no thank you. I am fine. But I will have one fry." she says while reaching into the bag.
We sit down for a while and chat for a couple of hours about topics that are interesting to me and hobbies I do. She even told me a bit about herself.
She works as a grocery store clerk and cooks in a restaurant! She cooked me an amazing breakfast so I can tell she is awesome. Wish mother cooked more often. She often gets frozen foods.
*Hours later*
"Well this was fun honey, but I have to leave now. I will be back tomorrow-"
"Please don't leave me..."
"Oh?"
"I...I don't want to be alone in this place...Its...so white and lonely here. Mother isn't here, father isn't here either..."
She takes a minute and sees me for how sad I am being alone and reconsiders her choice. She then sighs and sits back in her chair.
"Oh, I think I can stay the night."
"Yay!"
I cheer and Ariel giggles a bit and leaves the room for a moment to get a blanket and a pillow and will sleep in the reclining chair. She takes a while to return but I am sure she will return. Eventually.
A few minutes go by and nothing. She...wouldn't leave me right? Dang I need to pee so badly...but it hurts to move. I don't want to pee in bed! MMMMM! Fine....
I throw the blankets off of me and see my chest is covered in bandages and on my neck. I hurts to move but I need to pee so badly. I slowly turn my body to the side of the bed and hang my legs down over it.
I then try lowering myself to the ground with my feet just barely touching the ground. I jump off and feel my chest sting a lot. It hurts but I think the medication is helping with the pain.
I get on the floor and use the wall to help me stand and I start walking over to the bathroom on the other side of the room. Slowly but surely.
I get to the toilet and try getting on it slowly and pull my hospital pants down and then underwear. I sit on the toilet and let myself relax and do my business in it when I hear the door open from somewhere in the room. I look around and see Ariel walk towards the bed from where I am and sets down a pillow and blankets.
"Honey where are you?"
"In the bathroom!"
"Oh honey you should've waited for me. In your condition, you could fall and hurt yourself."
"Its fine miss you don't have to-" I cut myself off as I see her peek into the bathroom and checks on me while I am taking a poop.
"W-wait! You shouldn't watch me!"
"Oh sorry honey I thought you were finishing, my bad. Please continue"
I relax my small muscles and finish my duty and then slowly walk out of the bathroom. Now I have a new issue...I can't get on the bed unless I use my upper torso to get up. And that will hurt a lot.
*sigh*
I walk over tot he bed and begin trying to jump and pull myself up but the pain stops me and slows me down. Ariel notices my struggle and walks over to me. She picks me up under the armpits and hoists me on the bed for me. She then takes the end of the blanket and tucks me in for me. So nice!
She then walks over to the chair recliner and lays in it with a pillow and a blanket and lays in it with her phone in hand. I guess she is winding down now.