SIGHT

Chapter 9

 I sat frozen on the asphalt, I can feel Bell warmness in my arms, my eyes looking but seeing nothing. I feel numb. I hear nothing. It's just a dream when to wake I up, it's all just fine; I keep repeating those words inside my head. I feel warm hands reaching to me, pulling me into a tight hug, but don't know who it was. Is it Ash? Is it Mom? I don't know and I don't care. All I want is to wake up from this nightmare. But I can't seem to do it. Then, I can feel someone trying to stand me up, pulling me into the ambulance, I don't want to go but didn't have any strength to pull away. I just let it. I was in, then, the ambulance started to move, taking me away from the nightmare.

    "You're all done, you can go now, your family is waiting for you outside," said the nurse with a kind face. I look up at her, and I search around, I noticed that I was in a hospital, I guess in the ER room. I turned to look at my arms; I saw my right hand was covered in a bandage. I might have had to scrape it on the road when I fell, but I never realized I was hurt, never felt any pain at that time. I suddenly recalled everything. The accident, Millie... I turned up to ask the kind face nurse, "what about the girl? My friend? Millie?" I showered her with my question. She bent down, staring at me with sad eyes, "I'm sorry honey, I don't know." She then gently patting my hand, her smile is a sympathy smile.

    I stand up, and get out of the room, as I open the door, mom already all over me, pulling in a choking hug, " Oh honey, I'm so glad you're okay" her voice trembling. I hugged her back. She let go, and seeing me with her eyes full of tears, "your dad and Ash are waiting for you outside," she leads me out, still holding my hand. Dad and Ash are sitting on the waiting bench, with a troubled look written on their faces. I can see Ash is holding something, like a little grey furry ball, and suddenly realized that it was Bell. I was glad to see him safe. He looks very calmed and quiet inside Ash's arms. When they saw us, they stand up quickly and half running towards me. I got another tighter hug from dad, and Ash gently patting my shoulder. I look at all the three faces, "where's Millie?" bombing them with the question. Ash's pulled his gaze down, hands stroking Bell, no one said a word. "Where is Millie?" I asked them again, this time almost shouting.

    Dad took me to the bench, and we sat down, "we still haven't got any news about her. I think she is still undergoing surgery," my dad shifted a little in his seat, my focus still on him, "Surgery? What surgery? Is she going to be okay?" I feel a slight pain in my chest, hoping what I'm hearing is just a joke. Dad sighs heavily, "she needs brain surgery, and it was all because of the impact of the accident." It felt like the world just froze when I hear those words. I hyperventilated, I got down from the bench, sitting on the cold floor, pulling my knees on my chest, I feel like I want to scream, I feel like I want to start running to her right now. I want to see her. "This is my entire fault, all my fault," pulling my hair as I said it, the scene from the terrible accident was like on a replay button in my mind. My dad crouches down, grabbing me hard on the shoulder, "no, it wasn't, it wasn't your fault Danny. Please don't blame yourself like this," he shook me as he said it. I can hear my mom's sobbing and Ash came down and sits next to me, " there's no use for you to blame yourself, it won't do anything Danny, all she needs right now is our prayer. She is very brave, she will get through this," his voice trembling as he said it but his face is full determination and hope. "Can I see her dad? Can I? I wanted to," I begged at him. Dad looks hesitated for a minute, but as he sees my expectant face, he softens a bit and nodded his head. "Okay, we'll go see her then."