"Are you family?" A woman stopped him from following her into the emergency room.
"I'm her brother." He pushed past her.
It was scary, seeing them stick her like a pin cushion. They moved her to the intensive care unit after they figured out that it was an extreme case of dehydration. He couldn't help thinking things like, "If I had done this..." or "It's my fault because...".
He stayed diligently by her side, holding her lifeless hand. She woke up briefly. She jerked awake and looked as if she was going to try to rip the needles from her arm. She did pull the oxygen mask off.
"Where am I?" She asked, confused.
"You're in the hospital sweetie. You fainted in gym class." He was so happy to see her awake he began to cry. "You're just dehydrated. You are going to be fine."
"You're right, I will be. I'll be better than fine. Please remember that, and remember my eyes."
This baffled him. "Why are you talking like this?" He asked. He sgueezed her hand. "I'm right here and I'm not gonna leave you."
"I know." She said and smiled. Her eyes closed and her hand went limp in his.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Fine: Part 3
Someone fainted in the gym. Who was in the gym right now? Shit. No, no, no, no, no! He opened the door and ran down the hall.
“Hey!” someone yelled after him. He kept running. The same thing was racing through his brain over and over, the name and the image of her crumpled body. He heard her voice calling to him; I need you, again and again.
He burst through the door and up to the weight room. Nobody was there; they were all on the track. He heard them and ran to the spot they had gathered. She was lying there in the midst of everyone. They might have been talking to him but he didn’t hear any of them.
He bent over and picked up her lifeless body. It was like she was dead. He didn’t notice he was crying until he saw a tear hit her forehead. Sam cradled her to his chest and ran with her back to the main building.
The nurse knew he they were coming. A bed was ready for her and they had already called her parents. He laid her down on the bed and sat with her head on his lap. He stroked her hair and whispered that it was going to be okay. He was still crying.
“The ambulance is here.” The nurse told him.
“I’m going with her.” He said firmly. “I said I would always be here for her. She needs me and I can’t break my promise.” He choked out through the thick tears. The nurse didn’t have the heart to argue.
The EMT came in to get her and he lifted her to his chest once again. “I’ve got her.” He barked.
“Just let him.” The nurse said softly.
He put her on the stretcher and held her hand as they wheeled her into the ambulance. He climbed in next to her and went back to stroking her hair out of her face. He sang under his breath a lullaby she loved. They put an oxygen mask on her. He cried harder when they stuck needles in her arm. He wiped away the tear that ran down her face. He squeezed her hand and sang a little louder. The notes were broken with sobs.
“Hey!” someone yelled after him. He kept running. The same thing was racing through his brain over and over, the name and the image of her crumpled body. He heard her voice calling to him; I need you, again and again.
He burst through the door and up to the weight room. Nobody was there; they were all on the track. He heard them and ran to the spot they had gathered. She was lying there in the midst of everyone. They might have been talking to him but he didn’t hear any of them.
He bent over and picked up her lifeless body. It was like she was dead. He didn’t notice he was crying until he saw a tear hit her forehead. Sam cradled her to his chest and ran with her back to the main building.
The nurse knew he they were coming. A bed was ready for her and they had already called her parents. He laid her down on the bed and sat with her head on his lap. He stroked her hair and whispered that it was going to be okay. He was still crying.
“The ambulance is here.” The nurse told him.
“I’m going with her.” He said firmly. “I said I would always be here for her. She needs me and I can’t break my promise.” He choked out through the thick tears. The nurse didn’t have the heart to argue.
The EMT came in to get her and he lifted her to his chest once again. “I’ve got her.” He barked.
“Just let him.” The nurse said softly.
He put her on the stretcher and held her hand as they wheeled her into the ambulance. He climbed in next to her and went back to stroking her hair out of her face. He sang under his breath a lullaby she loved. They put an oxygen mask on her. He cried harder when they stuck needles in her arm. He wiped away the tear that ran down her face. He squeezed her hand and sang a little louder. The notes were broken with sobs.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Fine: Part 2
Natalie, one of her friends from class, had seen her fall. She was the one who had called out her name. Natalie heard her yell out Sam’s name and ran to her side as she went down. Natalie checked her pulse, racing to the extreme.
“Help!” Natalie yelled out. “Help, please! Someone!” she was terrified.
The teacher came running. “What’s going on here?” she asked.
“She just passed out, I don’t know what happened.” Natalie said shakily.
The teacher bent down to check her pulse, still too fast. “She needs to get to the nurse now.” This was the tricky part. How was she supposed to get to the nurse?
Natalie saw the puzzlement on the teachers face and said, “She yelled out a name before she went down. I think you should call him down."
In the main building a classroom phone rang. The teacher picked up the phone and said, “Yes, yes right away. Yes he’s leaving now. Yes, I’ll tell him.”
The teacher turned to him. “Someone fainted in the gym.”
“Help!” Natalie yelled out. “Help, please! Someone!” she was terrified.
The teacher came running. “What’s going on here?” she asked.
“She just passed out, I don’t know what happened.” Natalie said shakily.
The teacher bent down to check her pulse, still too fast. “She needs to get to the nurse now.” This was the tricky part. How was she supposed to get to the nurse?
Natalie saw the puzzlement on the teachers face and said, “She yelled out a name before she went down. I think you should call him down."
In the main building a classroom phone rang. The teacher picked up the phone and said, “Yes, yes right away. Yes he’s leaving now. Yes, I’ll tell him.”
The teacher turned to him. “Someone fainted in the gym.”
Fine: Part 1
This was a dream I had. I woke up at midnight and wrote it down imediatly. This is what goes down in my subconcious...
“I’ll be fine.” She protested as she crossed her arms. “I don’t want anything, it’s okay.”
“I don’t believe you.” He answered and crossed his arms as well. “Please take it and get something. It would make me feel better.” He waved a hand of ones in front of her face. She shooed his hand away.
“I’ll be fine.” She repeated. “I’m not even hungry.” She prayed that her stomach wouldn’t growl as she said it. She had skipped breakfast too, but she hated borrowing money.
The bell rang and she stood up and flung her bag over her shoulder. He gave her a concerning look but knew she was too stubborn to listen, even if he knew what he was talking about.
They walked down the hall in silence, side by side like always. Their paths split at the door and they shared a quick goodbye. She hugged him and exited to go to the gym. Her stomach growled and she hit herself in the abdomen. “Shut up.” She hissed.
She changed quickly in the locker room and then went up to the weight room for class. She didn’t bother to stretch, but instead went straight to the machines. She pedaled on the bike for a while and her pulse was at the height of its endurance. She lifted weights and then decided to run the track for the last half hour. She got around a few times, but didn’t want to stop. She pushed herself farther, her throat was burning and she was sweating like crazy. Her ability to run in a straight line was lost and everything started spinning. She was only halfway through the lap, and was determined to finish. She went a little faster, her pulse beating like crazy. She heard someone call out her name and heard herself scream before she blacked out.
“I’ll be fine.” She protested as she crossed her arms. “I don’t want anything, it’s okay.”
“I don’t believe you.” He answered and crossed his arms as well. “Please take it and get something. It would make me feel better.” He waved a hand of ones in front of her face. She shooed his hand away.
“I’ll be fine.” She repeated. “I’m not even hungry.” She prayed that her stomach wouldn’t growl as she said it. She had skipped breakfast too, but she hated borrowing money.
The bell rang and she stood up and flung her bag over her shoulder. He gave her a concerning look but knew she was too stubborn to listen, even if he knew what he was talking about.
They walked down the hall in silence, side by side like always. Their paths split at the door and they shared a quick goodbye. She hugged him and exited to go to the gym. Her stomach growled and she hit herself in the abdomen. “Shut up.” She hissed.
She changed quickly in the locker room and then went up to the weight room for class. She didn’t bother to stretch, but instead went straight to the machines. She pedaled on the bike for a while and her pulse was at the height of its endurance. She lifted weights and then decided to run the track for the last half hour. She got around a few times, but didn’t want to stop. She pushed herself farther, her throat was burning and she was sweating like crazy. Her ability to run in a straight line was lost and everything started spinning. She was only halfway through the lap, and was determined to finish. She went a little faster, her pulse beating like crazy. She heard someone call out her name and heard herself scream before she blacked out.
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