Her long eyelashes started to flutter as her eyes showed signs of opening
She was waking up
And when they opened slightly bright light caved into her eyes
it had felt like the light had embedded into her skull
she groaned in pain
Her head still ached but it was much better than before
She tried to move but she felt something in her arm
A shot of pain rang from her right arm when she tried to move it
" Agh " she cried in pain
A voice suddenly sounded from her right
" Don't move! You've got an IV tube inserted in your vein there " a deep voice rang out
Whoever he was, he had held her arm gently down unto to the bed
She could feel the hot temperature of his hand
" Who- " she spoke in a raspy voice,
her throat ached , she could hardly speak
" I'm Dr. Ford I'm going to be your attending doctor from now on.
I specialise in treating brain tumors and cases such as yourself "
He answered
She could hear something shuffling beside her,
the sound of water being poured rang in the air
" Here, have this cup of water first before you speak " he said as he walked over with the water to her left side
He gently held her hand like as if it was fragile porcelain
and put the cup in her hands
She felt a bit stifled with the excessive care
She brought the cup over to her mouth as she drank the water slowly,
Her throat felt less sore as the water went down.
" you should Open your eyes slowly at your own pace,
It will take some time for you to adjust to the light in the room without it hurting you "
He said in an assuring tone
After hearing that she moved her left hand to slowly pave the path to finding the hospitals bedside table
She could hear shuffling, as the slight screech of chair rang out in the room
" You can pass me the cup, I'll put it on the table" he said as he tried to take the cup from my hand but failed to as her hand has clenched on to the cup so tight that her hands were turning pale white
It annoyed her.
she had just heard that she was dying and now she was being treated like she'd break
if she tried to do anything
" I can do it " she said, her voice sounded beautiful but melanchonic at the same time
Her hands clenched tighter unto the cup, the cup was probably made out of the best plastic
Considering that it was still safe
Dr. Ford's hands however were holding on to the cup lightly above hers
She didn't want to yank it out of his hold otherwise that might be a bit too rude
however it was just a cup
" You haven't even opened your eyes yet, its no hassle really " he said
She felt even more stifled, but still holding on to the cup
She slowly opened her eyes, as they adjusted to the light in the room.
The first thing she saw were blue eyes that shimmered like the ocean
His Golden spectacles and light brown curly hair
Dr. Ford stood still in his place as he stared into those beautifully dim emerald eyes
He wondered how those eyes would look when filled with joy
His ears burned red when he realised what he had thought
Rhen ripped her eyes away from his face
She could feel her face start to heat up
'Im not having a fever too am I?' She thought
Her hands gently cusped her face to feel her temperature
'Hmm My face feels fine, so does my temperature '
She had long seemed to have forgotten about the cup it seemed
And while she was distracted, Dr Ford had placed the cup swifty by her bedside
He cleared his throat gently and spoke
" How are you feeling now, can you tell me if you have any symptoms, normally in your case patients with stage 4 brain tumors usually have
Frequent headaches,
Hallucinations,Loss of appetite,Vision loss and
Increased pain "
Her eyes dimmed further as she heard him speak, her vision seemed alright for now but the light still hurt her eyes a bit.
It had felt like tiny needles were attacking her eyes when she had opened her eyes first
she had frequent headaches before and the pain in her head kept increasing overtime, that's why she decided to get a health checkup done.
If only she knew...
Maybe she shouldn't have come after all
'Im already at stage 4 now' she thought
" My head doesn't hurt for now, the light still hurts my eyes a bit, I feel a bit weak but other than that I feel alright" she said
her voice trembled a bit at the end however
' she was scared , who wouldn't be? ' she thought
" That's good, if your condition continues to remain stable and not deteriote then we can start with the chemotherapy sessions
However you will need to stay at the hospital so we can moniter your condition, considering your already at this stage, but I'm optimistic about your recovery, so you don't need to worry " Dr Ford said
His words assured her and helped her calm down
we don't know yet what could happen,
She was still alive
Wasn't she!
A small smile bloomed on her face as a little light lit in her emerald eyes
" Thank you " she said gently in a low voice
He felt a bit mesmerized however
" Ah yes, there's no need really, I was just stating facts " he said as he patted his ear slightly, touching it incase it burned red again
Seeing him do that a small chuckle left her lips
" What's your name? Dr Ford " she asked in a sweet voice
Dr. Ford looked astonished his ears were turning red again
" It's Xavier,
Xavier Ford " he answered only to ask her a question in return
" And What's your name? Miss Thompson" he asked with a smile
'If she was dying, she might as well flirt for the first time in her life' she thought
Atleast that was something she could cross off the bucket list that she had yet to make
" Rhenea but you can call me Rhen " she said however she continued on
" Only you can call me that "