Yuree
" Oh , that's better . " I said laying back down onto my bed in the hospital .
" Well , your physical therapy showed you can walk fine ... albeit with support." Dr Fishyton said giving Bee a small glance before looking back at me , " but I think you can be discharged later this evening . You'll have to come back for more sessions with Samantha of course but after two weeks , you should be able to leave the sling and as for the cast ... about a month or two . I already talked to your mother about it so there is no problem ."
" Thank you doctor Fishyton ." I said grateful , I didn't want to stay at the hospital . The food was terrible ! It tasted like cardboard and glue ! Gross !
" Well it's late afternoon , lunch will be here soon . " Dr Fishyton said and I internally shuddered , oh gosh no , I thought miserably .
" Okay , I'm hungry anyway ." I said with a smile even though my stomach was whirling in fear of what was to come .
" Okay , then you wait for a nurse to come with your food and I'll get back to my rounds . " he said and turned to leave but paused by the door and looked back at us , or more specifically at Bee ," Bee , are you not going to get something to eat ? You have been here all day ."
" No . I'm not hungry ." Bee answered and Dr Fishyton nodded his head before leaving the room.
He didn't ask if Bee was staying or not ... I think he already knew the answer .
" Bee ," I said as the room became quiet , " how was it like ? Staying at my house ? "
I don't know why , but the fact that he was at my house yesterday gave me the shivers . I hoped mom hadn't drank alot or that Gus didn't bring one of the guys over ...
" It was fine . Your mother gave me a room to stay in . " he said simply and I bit my lip ... there was still other things to think about .
" Did my mom ... or Gus drink alot , while you were there ? " I asked , it was my family issues but I didn't want Bee thinking my family was just a bunch of alcoholics .
" Your mother drank some this morning with Gus at breakfast . " he answered and I listened closely but I didn't hear any disdain or criticism .
I sighed in relief that he hadn't found their drinking as something bad .
I looked at Bee sideways .
I really liked this new look he had , I thought , He looked so unearthly dark and grey but with a sense of normality.
" I like your clothes . " I said with a smile and Bee looked down at them before replying .
" Your mother gave them to me . She said they belonged to your father ." he said and then he tilted his head ," Where is your father ? "
I froze and looked down at my hands . This was a very personal question and we didn't know each other that well ... I wasn't sure I could answer him .
" I'm sorry nymph ." He said and I looked up at him , his eyes were sad ," I didn't mean to offend you . I will not ask about it again ."
" No , it's fine . I just ... don't know how to answer that type of question . " I said and frowned , that wasn't true . I could answer but I just didn't feel comfortable enough to answer .
" It's okay . I accept it . " he said and then he looked outside of the window .
I looked at the window too but made sure to look at the distant horizon between two tall buildings . I could not think about how high we were without going into a slight panic .
" Bee , do you want play a game ? " I asked him suddenly and he turned to me , surprise evident in his eyes .
" A...game ? " he asked hesitantly and I smiled .
I didn't want him to feel bad about what I said and it would be a fun distraction . I had been bored all morning , it would be fun having someone to play with .
" Yes . " I said ," Do you want to play Truth or Dare ? "
" I ...am not sure . I have never played it ." he said looking uncertain and I raised my eyebrows . Who hasn't played Truth or Dare!?
" Okay ," I said taking his lack of knowledge in stride ," I'll tell you how it's played . Although the name is kind of self-explanatory . "
He frowned a moment but then nodded his head ," I would like to play with you ." he said in a soft voice that made me smile wider .
" Okay , okay ." I said excitedly . " The game is pretty simple . One person asks another person , ' Truth or Dare ' . The person who is asked chooses either to be asked a question and tell the truth or to be dared to do something , WHICH THEY HAVE TO DO ."
" Mmm , " Bee nodded his head again, showing me he understood , " It appears easy . I agree to participate ."
I raised a brow teasingly ," I thought you agreed before . Were you lying ? "
He shook his head quickly ," No , I was not . I merely wished to understand this game before we begin or else I would make mistakes and you would be mad . "
" No , I wouldn't . Why would I get mad , it's a game ." I answered him confused . What was up with this guy , he really seemed baffling .
" Alright , then how should we begin ? " he said looking at me .
I smiled pleasantly ," Are you saying ... I can go first ? "
" If you wish to . Then yes , nymph go first ." he said solemnly and I smiled wider .
" Okay , then ... Bee ," I looked at him squarely , " Truth or Dare ? "
" Umm , I choose ... dare . " he said and I fought to suppress my laughter . That was the one choice most people tended to refuse !
" Okay , then I dare you ," I smiled slyly ," to eat all the hospital food that I'm going to get later . "
" You want ... me to eat ? " he said with round eyes and I felt confused until he reached up and touched his mask .
Oh right , that , I thought wryly .
I frowned thoughtfully .
" You can eat it whilst looking the other way , if it will make you feel better . " I offered and he looked thoughtful before he nodded his head .
" I will . " he said and I nodded my head with glee .
I wouldn't have to eat that disgusting stuff ! Yes ! I cheered inside with a smile .
" Okay , now it's your turn to ask me . " I said suppressing my cheers of joy .
" Okay ...Truth or Dare , nymph ?" he said and I tucked my tongue .
" I choose ... truth . " I replied ," Now you get to ask me any question and I have to answer honestly ." I honestly didn't think I could do any dares with my hurting body anyway . I was probably going to choose truth throughout this game .
Bee looked at his hands and then outside the window before looking at me . He seemed to be thinking really hard about this , I noticed .
" Do you ... like me ? " he asked and my jaw dropped .
Out of anything in the whole world , I could not believe he asked that !
I looked down at my hands and swallowed .
Honestly the guy was confusing ... I had thought he would ask about my family , even bring the question of my dad again or something else but I hadn't prepared for this .
How could I answer ?
" I'm sorry . Did I ask a wrong question ? I will not ask it ag- "
" Yes , I do . " I said quietly , I looked up at him ," You seem like a good guy . Although your a bit hard to understand sometimes , you seem okay . I like you ."
He looked at me with a bright look in his eyes that was close to wonder . Oh , boy ... I really needed to be prepared for this guy. He was very ... undefinable .
" Well ... it's my turn again ." I said quickly ," Bee , Truth or Dare ? "
" Truth nymph ." he said instantly and I smiled . Look who was getting into things , I thought smugly . He would be alot of fun if the game went on .
" Okay , then Bee ... Where do you come from ? " I asked with smile but Bee looked down with a anxious look in his eyes .
What happened ? Did I ask something wrong ? I thought ,
" Nevermind , if you don't want to talk about it ... then that's oka-"
" I don't know . " he said in a soft voice and I looked at him confused .
Did he say he didn't know where he came from ? I thought bewildered .
" You don't know ? " I asked confused and he looked up and I caught my breath .
His eyes looked so distant and glazed ... but also sad and sorrowful . He raised his hands and put them on his head as he was having a headache . He frowned deeply and then I heard a pained moan .
" Bee ? " I asked uncertain , I had never seen him like this . Was he okay ? I rose up on my hand and moved forward to reach to him . " Bee , are you - Ow ! "
I had moved my shoulder by mistake and and a pin prickle of pain soon stabbed me .
Bee lowered his hands and rushed to me .
" Nymph , are you okay ? " He said grabbing my hand and I let him . " Lie back down . You're still hurt . "
" It's okay . " I said sitting back more slowly and gingerly . " I was just worried about you . Are YOU , okay ? "
" I am fine . But why would nymph worry about me ? " he asked confusedly and I sighed at his self- depreciation .
" You looked like you were going through... something really unpleasant and I didn't want you to keep hurting . I don't like seeing other people hurting - or animals either. " I answered and then I thought melancholy ," There was a bee I sat on by mistake once and I tried to heal it but it ... died . I felt really bad , I still do . "
" A bee ? But if it de- died why would you feel bad ? Death is not the end . " he said seriously and I looked at him with a small sad smile .
" It may not be the end but It doesn't mean we can't miss those who died . " I replied quietly , " I learnt that when my ... dad died . He told me once that dying is not the end and as long as I still thought about him and still loved him then he wasn't gone . My mom used to say that love was the only thing that mattered ... love is all that's left when you miss someone . "
I sniffled slightly as the memory came back . I looked at Bee again ," I ... miss him . And I loved him . So he's not gone . "
Bee lifted his hand and rubbed my back like he had in the physical therapy session .
I smiled despite myself and I sighed heavily before talking .
" Thanks Bee ... do you want to play a different game ? " I asked but he shook his head .
" Although the game seems to bring out torment , it still allows me to learn more about you . " Bee sat back down again , " I ... want to learn more about you . "
" Because I'm beautiful ? " I asked jokingly but he frowned and shook his head .
" Because ... you are you . " He said slowly ," I do see you as beautiful but there are other aspects of yourself that confuse me . Why did you care for a dying bee ? Why did you feel sad at it's departure if you know it isn't truly gone , even for your father ... why do you like me when you know I'm ... a monster ? "
I frowned ," You are not a Monster . " I said fiercely ," I really don't like it when you say that . It's not a nice thing to think about someone or say . "
" This is what I mean ... you are so complex . " he said softly and I thought I heard some amusement in his voice , " I really wish to learn more . Can we continue the game ? "
I furrowed my brows , I was complicated ? He was the complicated one , I thought . I didn't understand him at all .
But I nodded my head , if he wanted to continue then okay .
We would continue .
" Hello dear . "
I turned to the opening door . A middle aged woman walked into the room with a tray . She had wrinkles and a small black mole on her nose .
In the tray she had ; orange juice, red jelly , something that looked like brown wheat bread but was thick and square .
Oh my gosh , lunch was here , I thought and sighed under my breath .
The nurse put the tray on my lap , " Here you go , eat up . I'll be back in a few minutes to take the tray back . I have to take care of something though ," she turned to Bee," I'm sure your friend will help you eat , so you don't have to use that dislocated shoulder at all . "
" Thank you , Miss ." I said politely and looked at the plate like it was made of poison .
The nurse didn't seem to notice but instead smiled and then went out of the room .
I glared at the plate of food on my lap , there was no I was going to eat this !
" Nymph ? " Bee said and reached over for the plate , I remembered my dare.
He was supposed to eat it ... mmm . Why did I not feel as gleeful though ?
" Let me eat it . " he said taking the plate but I stopped him .
" Actually , how about you just let me ? I have already eaten this stuff before so I can handle it . You don't have to eat it but here's a fork ." I said and I offered him the fork .
He frowned but took it from my hands , " You ... do not wish for me to fulfill my dare ? "
" Mm , maybe you can and I can help . " I said an idea popping into my head , " You can eat it without having to take off your whole mask . Just your mouth and that's all ... if you want to but you don't have to . " I added , I didn't want to force him into feeling bad.
It was pretty clear that the mask was a very big deal to him . Although he had taken it off yesterday , he still hadn't removed it completely and that showed his reservation.
He must really think he's a monster, I thought sadly , all because of that disfigurement .
" I ... Are you sure ? " he said slowly but I shook my head .
" It's up to you . I can eat it on my own but you can join me ... if you want ." I said smiling .
He looked down at the fork in his hand . He moved it slowly along his fingers and I knew he was thinking .
So I decided to just start with the meal . I raised my fork and stabbed the red jelly .
It wobbled on the fork and I apprehensively put it into my mouth .
I chewed it and felt my tongue resist .
It tasted like grease ! Oh my gosh !
I swallowed and took a heavy breath . This was going to be hard .
I picked my fork ready to pick the jelly again but another fork beat me to it .
I looked up and saw Bee looking at his fork with a frown . His face was out in the open , but not all of it .
He held the mask with his left hand whilst his right hand lifted a piece of jelly towards his mouth .
He put the jelly swiftly in and chewed before swallowing. He lifted the fork and picked up another piece of jelly his face no longer frowning but curious .
Didn't he taste how bad it was ? How could he eat it ? I wondered .
" How does it taste ? " I asked him .
He frowned and shrugged his shoulders , " It ... is edible . I don't know if it's good or not ... I have bad taste . "
" Well , if you can eat this with a straight face , you have an iron stomach . " I said chuckling and he smiled at my joke .
I liked his smile , he's eyes seemed to shine brighter and his face glowed more creamier . He looked more happy when he smiled instead of confused and lost like he usually did .
" Do you want me to feed you ? " he asked and I cringed .
" I don't really like it . It tastes terrible to me ." I said glaring at the tray again .
Bee frowned before looking at me with a mischievous tint in his eyes .
" What if I ... dared you to ? Would you eat it then ? " he asked and I pouted .
Using my love for games against me , so unfair !
I nodded my head ," Yes , I would ."
" Then nymph , Truth or Dare ? " he said smiling and I , like an idiot answered to please him .
" I choose dare ," I said smacking myself mentally but smiling helplessly .
" Then ... I dare you to let me eat all of this food . " he said and I felt my jaw drop again .
He ... he wanted to eat this junk ? Why had he changed what he said ? I thought bewildered again .
" Do you agree ? " he asked taking the final fork of jelly .
He had been eating this whole time and I had just been watching his motions .
He moved leisurely and with slow motions as if not used to moving alot or just relaxing . It was interesting watching him .
I wondered if this how he felt when watching me . But I wouldn't ask him , who knew the answer i would get ?
It would be embarrassing or confusing , I knew that .
" I ... agree but because of this , " I replied and smiled ," You have to let me cook you something when my arm gets better . Agreed ? "
After eating all this gross stuff he would need some tasty food and I was confident in my cooking skills . Atleast I would be , as soon as my shoulder healed .
" I ... accept . " he answered slowly and began eating the disgusting hospital food as if it was just normal food .
He really was confounding , I thought ruefully .