I stared at the ceiling un-able to sleep as the tiny pains ran up , and
down my chest. They were slowly lowering my doses afraid that I would
become addicted to the strong pain killers. I didn't ' mind the pain really
, it helped remind me that I still was alive. I'd been in the hospital for
over six months, and after a while the days just blurred together. Finally
I was getting ready to start physical therapy which meant I was that much
closer to being realized The team had been really good about seeing me as
much as they could though. Mia came almost every day, as well as Leon.
Vince came at least a few times a week, which was good considering he had
just escaped from one a month ago. He was actually my roomie for awhile...
I liked having him around he kept things exciting. Yelling at the nurses,
and making them all flustered, it was funny.
I had a new roommate, but it was like being by myself . She never talked, and if it wasn't for the beeping of her machines, and an occasional sigh I would worry that she was dead. She'd just gotten here a week, ago, and I didn't' even know what was wrong with her. Just that we would be sharing a room from now on, and would be going through a rehab program together. I felt bad for her, no one ever came to see her or called, but I could see why if she treated others like she did the team. The first time Mia had attempted to say hi she was met with a leer an icy stare, and rolled eyes. Leon was even worse ,she flipped him off. The look on his face was priceless though!
She would be beautiful if her eyes weren't so dull, and lifeless all the time. They were big and brown, framed with thick dark eyelashes, and a mocha skin color. I think she was tall, but it was hard to tell when we were both lying down most of the time. She was reed thin, but I got the feeling it was more self inflected than it was natural. She rarely ate, and the nurse were forever picking at her about it.
I moaned quietly as the pain increased, and winced as I heard her stir , her head lifting as she looked over at me.
"I'm ok, " I said surprised at her silent concern.
"They're lowering my dosage, and.. I'm just getting used to it. "
"I'm Jesse, by the way."
I laughed as she pointed to the chart at the bottom of her bed.
"You really think I can see that? " I murmured sitting up to squint at the chart in the moonlight.
"Shy.. la?" I asked rolling the unfamiliar name on my tongue. I was pleased when she nodded doing a mock clap.
"I guess most people mis pronounce it huh? I don't have that problem, Jesse, just your normal average Joe name, " I said happy to be awarded by her snort. There was something about her that made me want to reach out. Maybe because she reminded me off how I was before the team, or even before Leon, all alone with no one to care for me. That was as low as I had ever been before in my life , and judging by her refusal to have anything to do with the living world I think she was at that point now .
My fingers moved rapidly under the covers aching to be near a computer, hell or a car!
" You know I've missed the weirdest things since I've been in here," I said telling her about my love for cars, and computers It was wonderful in away to be able to explain things to someone without sensing boredom. Though she never said a word through my explanations of Nos, or ball bearings I sensed that she was listening, and it helped take my mind off the pain. That was how our unlikely friendship was formed. It was weird to feel like Dom for once, like I was taking care of the other person .
"Rise, and shine," The nurse said opening the blinds as the light blasted my eyes making me wince.
"Wha?" I asked sleepily.
" Its time for your breakfast, and then its off for therapy for you two," She said making me groan. In all the months I had been here I had never quite gotten used to the food.
"You hear that Gabby? We get to be tortured first thing with this garbage," I said using the nickname I'd come up with for her. I laughed as she rolled her eyes, and pretended to gage sticking her finger in her mouth.
"Yea I feel the same way."
"Well.. I'll be," the nurse said surprised to see Shyla acknowledging anything. I noticed that she completely ignored the woman focusing on me.
"One day you're going to tell me what happened exactly," I said forcing myself to eat the lumpy oatmeal. I heard her grunt in response, and figured it was the best I was going to get for now.
"Hey, no fair," I said causing her head to snap up.
"If I have to eat this crap so do you," I said in response to her quizzical expression.
"Don't roll your eyes at me Shyla Anne," I said putting her chart to good use. Tossing her hair over her shoulders she rolled her eyes again.
"At least a little, you're way to thin as it is, and if you don't I have to listen to yet another lecture from the nurses, besides we start rehab today!" I said suddenly excited as my add kicked in, and I lost all focus. Her snort of laughter took brought me back on point, and I smiled softly as she began to nibble on her toast.
I had a new roommate, but it was like being by myself . She never talked, and if it wasn't for the beeping of her machines, and an occasional sigh I would worry that she was dead. She'd just gotten here a week, ago, and I didn't' even know what was wrong with her. Just that we would be sharing a room from now on, and would be going through a rehab program together. I felt bad for her, no one ever came to see her or called, but I could see why if she treated others like she did the team. The first time Mia had attempted to say hi she was met with a leer an icy stare, and rolled eyes. Leon was even worse ,she flipped him off. The look on his face was priceless though!
She would be beautiful if her eyes weren't so dull, and lifeless all the time. They were big and brown, framed with thick dark eyelashes, and a mocha skin color. I think she was tall, but it was hard to tell when we were both lying down most of the time. She was reed thin, but I got the feeling it was more self inflected than it was natural. She rarely ate, and the nurse were forever picking at her about it.
I moaned quietly as the pain increased, and winced as I heard her stir , her head lifting as she looked over at me.
"I'm ok, " I said surprised at her silent concern.
"They're lowering my dosage, and.. I'm just getting used to it. "
"I'm Jesse, by the way."
I laughed as she pointed to the chart at the bottom of her bed.
"You really think I can see that? " I murmured sitting up to squint at the chart in the moonlight.
"Shy.. la?" I asked rolling the unfamiliar name on my tongue. I was pleased when she nodded doing a mock clap.
"I guess most people mis pronounce it huh? I don't have that problem, Jesse, just your normal average Joe name, " I said happy to be awarded by her snort. There was something about her that made me want to reach out. Maybe because she reminded me off how I was before the team, or even before Leon, all alone with no one to care for me. That was as low as I had ever been before in my life , and judging by her refusal to have anything to do with the living world I think she was at that point now .
My fingers moved rapidly under the covers aching to be near a computer, hell or a car!
" You know I've missed the weirdest things since I've been in here," I said telling her about my love for cars, and computers It was wonderful in away to be able to explain things to someone without sensing boredom. Though she never said a word through my explanations of Nos, or ball bearings I sensed that she was listening, and it helped take my mind off the pain. That was how our unlikely friendship was formed. It was weird to feel like Dom for once, like I was taking care of the other person .
"Rise, and shine," The nurse said opening the blinds as the light blasted my eyes making me wince.
"Wha?" I asked sleepily.
" Its time for your breakfast, and then its off for therapy for you two," She said making me groan. In all the months I had been here I had never quite gotten used to the food.
"You hear that Gabby? We get to be tortured first thing with this garbage," I said using the nickname I'd come up with for her. I laughed as she rolled her eyes, and pretended to gage sticking her finger in her mouth.
"Yea I feel the same way."
"Well.. I'll be," the nurse said surprised to see Shyla acknowledging anything. I noticed that she completely ignored the woman focusing on me.
"One day you're going to tell me what happened exactly," I said forcing myself to eat the lumpy oatmeal. I heard her grunt in response, and figured it was the best I was going to get for now.
"Hey, no fair," I said causing her head to snap up.
"If I have to eat this crap so do you," I said in response to her quizzical expression.
"Don't roll your eyes at me Shyla Anne," I said putting her chart to good use. Tossing her hair over her shoulders she rolled her eyes again.
"At least a little, you're way to thin as it is, and if you don't I have to listen to yet another lecture from the nurses, besides we start rehab today!" I said suddenly excited as my add kicked in, and I lost all focus. Her snort of laughter took brought me back on point, and I smiled softly as she began to nibble on her toast.