Melted by You

1 LONG TIME NO SEE

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL again. What’s so fun about this? George frowned as his old classmates greet him 'long time no see', and there is Coby Carlton, the most persistent guy he had ever known. This dude is always hovering around him like a bee in a garden. No matter how many times he acts like a freak, the dude still sticks to him. George don’t want to admit it, but he is thankful for Coby's presence, he makes him feel less lonely. After his mom and dad passed away a year before, he was hurt, and lonely. And having a friend on his side makes him less sadder.

It just that, he does not want to admit it, George tries to be cool a lot of times and Coby knows it. That’s why, he will never change, and will someday become the best buddy George could ever find.

“Okay, sit down everyone.” Their homeroom teacher, Miss Alicia Alderson said upon entering the room. The students obliged and sat down.

“We will have a new friend today,” Miss Alderson said, she looked on the door, “come in dear.”

George eyes turned wide as he looked at the person entering their room, his memory started to ran through his past that he thought he had forget.

“Diana Sis…” He mumbled.

The girl stood in front of everyone, “Hello, I am Dianna Rysienger, I just woke up from a very long sleep, because of accident, I hope we could all be friends,” she said.

“A very long sleep…” No matter how much George thinks about this he cannot think of the explanation why Dianna still looks the same after 7 years. Same height, same face, same age? Really? What really happened?

Is she really Dianna that he knows? To answer that question, George stood up and went to Dianna's seat.

“You, answer my question.” He said as soon as Dianna looked up at him, “Do you know me?”

Dianna stared at him for quite a long time, “Who might you be?” She asked back.

“Well, I guess you won’t recognize me, since I changed a lot as years passed by, so I'll introduce myself, George. Georginie Vlad Summers.

Dianna's head suddenly became painful, she couldn’t take it. She shook his head as a sign of, “no” and closed his eyes. It is so painful.

“Hey! What’s the matter?” George got worried and his classmate started to panic too. He then decided to grab Dianna by her waist and carried her. He ran as fast as he could towards the infirmary, and his memories of the past started to flow like a river in his mind.

It was very dark that night, when the rain is falling rapidly with force over the roof of houses and cars around the city. George was hiding near a tree, no house or roof to go under just to protect himself from the rain. He ran away from home, away from the man named Lucio who uses children to get money, by making them work as a beggar and thieves. Lucio is the leader of a syndicate who make human trafficking. George escaped and managed to flee away from the hide out, he reported it to the police but the police did not believe him.

He feels chilly and he is quite shivering because of cold. The rain did not stop a few hours since then.

“It was so cold. I am so unlucky, it’s raining like crazy and I did not bring my umbrella.” George heard a voice not far away from where he is hiding. He peeks and he saw two girls that must be older than him, they wear beautiful white blouse with yellow ribbon, and pleated skirt.

“It must be nice to go to school…” He thought. He suddenly felt dizzy. He stood up and then fell.

“I feel cold and hot at the same time… Ah… I am so tired.” He said to himself.

“Hey, kid. Are you okay?” He heard voices.

“Is he dead?”

“Don’t say that, Bea. Let’s call some ambulance.”

“Okay.”

George felt a warm hand holding his. He smiled and said with feint voice, “It’s warm.”

George woke up in a white room, with a white curtain on his right side. “Where am I?” He asked himself. Right at the moment people wearing white coat entered the room and walked towards him.

“How are you feeling?” The man asked him.

“Are you asking me, Sir?” Ha asked. The man was amused and smiled at him, “Of course, you’re my patient.”

George did not know what suddenly gotten to him that his tears started falling from his eyes. The man in white coat was also shocked, even the ladies that are with him.

“Doctor, he must not feel well…” One of the woman told the nice man.

The man sat down on his bed and asked him, “Are you okay?” George felt important. He shook his head, and cried. “Are you in pain?” The man called Doctor asked him again. He shook his head.

He looked up and looked at the eyes of Mister 'Doctor' with tears in his eyes, “I am just happy.”

In that simple words, people around him already know. They already know what he meant. Cassandra, one of the nurses felt her cheeks getting wet, her tears were falling without her knowing. Yesterday scene was very heartbreaking for them.

Two highschool girls called an ambulance and this boy were brought here in a very bad state. The two highschool girls tagged along, they did not know who he is, but they saw him soaked in rain, and fell. All of the people on the hospital do not know what really happened, but after a thorough examination, it turned out that he was malnourished, and occasionally beaten by hard objects. There were bruises and fractures all over his body, so everyone in Pediatric ward is happy to see him recover. She looked at George and smiled.

“I am very happy,” George continued, “no one had ever asked me that question, no one cared about me before, so mister… Thank you so much.”

“Welcome boy!” Doctor caressed his hair and smiled.

Tomorrow morning, came by the hospital to check on the boy, she went to George's ward and walked towards him. George immediately recognized the uniform she’s wearing, and he assumed that it was one of the girls who brought him here.

“Hello, how are you doing?” She asked softly and smiled. George was really shy and bashful, he never talked to a beautiful girl before!

He looked at her more intently, she has a very beautiful medium length chestnut brown hair, kind pair of green eyes and a sweet smile.

“I… uh… am okay.” He timidly said.

She laughed, “You don’t have to be shy. By the way, I am, what's your name?”

“They call me Jorj.” He said, in a tine that is kind of unsure, “So you can call me that too.”

She giggled, “Okay George. Nice to meet you.” She held her hand, inviting him for a handshake, but he did not get it, he just looked at her hand clueless, which finds cute.

“Lets do some handshake,” she got his hand and shook it, “there, very good.” She smiled. George looked at her and smiled back.

“I need to go George, I have classes to attend, get well okay?” She combed his hair.

“Ahm, “ She looked at him again, “thank you for saving me.”

She was touched and said, “You’re welcome!”

Doctor Summers got really attached to George as he stayed in the hospital. He immediately got better, and it’s now the time for him to be discharged.

“Are you happy now that you'll be discharged?” Doctor Summers asked George. Upon hearing that, George suddenly lost his smile. Doctor noticed his sudden change of mood. He sat down beside the child, “Is there a problem, George?”

“Can I stay here?” George asked with a small voice, “I don’t want to go… I don’t want to go back there…” He started crying.

Doctor Summers clenched his fists, what was the suffering a ten-year old boy experienced to be terrified like this? He don’t know what to say to the kid, so he just tapped George’s back softly, trying his best to comfort him.

9 PM in the evening, Doctor Summers went home with his wife Cassandra, the nurse, he was quiet all throughout the ride. He is in deep thought. “Are you alright?” Cassandra asked him, he looked at his wife on the passenger seat and smiled to reassure her that everything is fine.

At home, they ate dinner. Doctor Summers is still quiet, lost in his thoughts, “John, are you really okay?” Cassandra asked her husband, because she really knows that something was wrong. John looked at his wife, debating over himself if he should suggest a solution about a problem that has been bothering him all day.

He put down the spoon and fork he’s holding and looked at her wife’s eyes. He sighed and hoped for the best outcome, “Do you remember George?”

“Of course, he’s a sweet kid. I really love him. Actually I want to be his mother, because I think he’s suffering from domestic violence… I really don’t know the case but, his injuries tell a story about the mischiefs he may have gone through.” Cassandra said full of emotion.

John's face lit up suddenly, “do you want to adopt him?”

“Yeah, if it’s okay with you.” The woman said.

He smiled and said, “It’s more than okay with me.”

After weeks of debating with the social welfare, the result finally came out with legal document, George is now Georginie Vlad Summers. He hates the name Georginie, but since that’s what his mom wants he complied. At last he has a family now.

“Congratulations George!” Dianna greet him with strawberry cake, “you’ll get discharged now and you will have a home and family, you’re so lucky!”

“Thank you so much, Dianna Sis. It all happened because you and your friend saved me. Because of you, I met Dr. Summers and Nurse Cassie, and they became my family, so thank you.”

“You don’t have to thank me, and you deserve a family George, you’re a sweet kid.” Dianna pinched his cheecks.

“Ouch!”

She giggled and let him go, “I have to go, George!”

“Wait Dianna Sis,” George said, “Can you come visit me at home? I will be discharged today so …”

Dianna smiled, “Give me a reason.”

George bit his under lip, “You’re my friend for now.”

“For now?” Dianna laughed.

“Yes, because one day, I will marry you, just wait for me.” George said full of conviction.

Dianna pat his head, “Okay, I'll visit you everyday.”

But she did not come after that day, until weeks, months, and years had passed… George did not saw her again, until his memories of her faded.