It was a loud commotion in the room as nurses ran back and forth trying to do as they were told. There was an epidemic, bringing new victims in, on the hour. They were lacking the arms needed for such a job. Help. Yes, help was what they needed. But who would be the hero in such crucial times? Who had nothing to lose, but maybe their own life? Who cared enough to walk into the eye of death? No one. No one would rescue the damned people, they would suffer. The site here was heart- wrenching. Young children coughing up blood, old women crying at some sort of burning. God, is this punishment? Are you coming to claim your world? Whatever this is, end it soon. Another nurse fell. Dead. She was gone. Working too long around the disease. Shame. Pity. Words that came to mind. But no one had time to think on her death. No one could be sad, or happy or nonchalant, there simply wasn't enough time.
There was hope, though! She was a blessing to men. An angel. An angel whom only needed five hours of sleep to carry her over for one and a half days. She only did what she could to save a life. She knew there wasn't enough time to go into full detail in treating the patient, though she did one helluva job. So far thirty- three hundred lives have been saved and three hundred-fifteen lost. They odds were good. If one third people died, whilst two third lived then we could work on. Yes, we were doing good.
A loud clattering was heard as pans full of waist fell. There goes another one. "Pick up the pace! At this rate we're going to lose the whole staff! Get a janitor in here pronto'! Continue with what you were doing..." She was amazing. She put her feelings aside as she watched death after death. "Dr. Higurashi come here!" the nurse was frantic, at this point it wasn't required. No matter how many lives we save, or try to, people are succumbing to the disease every five minutes. "It's Karin! She's... she's..." The nurse fell to the floor tears in her eyes, hands trying to balance her weight. "What do you want me to do?" Kagome asked. "Help her!" Kagome stood there, staring. "So, you want me to forget about procedure to try and save the life of someone who, honestly, probably won't make it?" the nurse quieted down, shocked by the calm coldness of this persons statement. "Isn't that a bit selfish? Now get up and continue what you were doing. Keep in mind that what you are experiencing, you will feel it all the days to come. People, family, friends, lovers. It doesn't matter. They will eventually fall and so will you. But if anyone of you manage to live you won't be the same and will either kill yourself or die of old age. Granted that someone doesn't kill you first." ouch. Kagome turned and walked away. "Take five minutes to yourself, say your good-byes. The whole lot." Kagome walked down the hall. This was routine. Her heart wasn't gone nor was it cold, but in order to do this job and not be fazed she had to be strong. She had to pretend that she didn't cared that she lost patients and that people were dieing in front of her face.
'Dr. Higurashi, Dr. Higurashi. Please report to Dr. Gails' office. Dr. Higurashi, please report to Dr. Gails' office.'Dr. Gail. The head hontcho'. The big cheese. The meanest lady you will ever meet. Kagome took her time to get to the office, occasionally stopping to check on patients. When she finally got to the office Gail was mad. "What took you so long?" she was pacing the floor. This must be important. "I was in the middle of something." a simple reply and true... enough.
"Not a valid reason to be twenty minutes late." she said simply, but with much bitterness. "People are dying out there! I can't stop just because you want to spend this time talking to me. Get real." Kagome said. Gail always managed to get her railed up. "And your telling me you care? I heard what you said to that nurse earlier. Cold. Your becoming more like me everyday." Gail said with an approving smile on her face. "Me like you? Don't insult me. State your purpose so I can be out of this forsaken place." suddenly Gails' smile disappeared. "Brace yourself. I know you try to be strong, but after this news I don't think you will be for much longer." Kagome got an impatient look on her face. Gail got up and walked to the door waving for Kagome to follow. She took her down multiple corridors and stopped at a blue glass door. "Why are we here?" Kagome asked. Gail didn't respond, but pushed the door open. Inside there was a sheet that showed the outline of a small body. "What the hell is going on? Why is there a sheet on him? Gail? Gail answer me!" Gail walked over to the body. "Higurashi, I'm so sorry. We did our best. In the end... we lost him. The staff feels your pain. He was so nice and gentle. Too young to go." Kagome stood there. "Bull shit... Can I go now?" Kagome said not looking at all faded. "I think you should stay here for awhile." Gail said unbelieving. "So I can look at a dead body? I rather it better if I can go finish my shift to help the rest of the people I can." with that said Kagome turned and walked out. In that instance Kagome walked with a stride not her own. She did her duties and went along with her day. It was now 12:35 am. Everyone was settling in for the night and half the staff gone. She did her rounds and then got to an empty room. She walked in and before the doors closed all the way she broke down. She continued on like that for hours, possibly. In the bed earlier that day was a boy. He was eleven. His name was Souta Higurashi. Her brother.
There was a faint noise in the room. She didn't notice. Everything she had managed to keep bottled up came out. All the people she couldn't save, her mother, her grandfather, her father, her friends, her ex-boyfriend. It came out in waves. She quieted down after three, but didn't budge. "Are you done now?" a velvet voice came out of the darkness. She froze. It was silent for awhile longer. "I'm talking to you." the voice came again. She still didn't respond. Slowly she got up. "You cried three hours and forty-five minutes exactly." She got up. "Sorry." she said and walked out. She leaned on the wall and took a deep breath. After re-gaining her composer she walked back into the room. "What are you doing in here?" there was a silent chuckle that danced on the stagnant air. "I should ask you the same." she didn't know him, why he was here, or if he was a patient, but she did know he was arrogant. "Are you a patient here?" Kagome asked. "Why does it matter?" Kagome was getting pissed and getting there fast. She walked over to the light switch. "If you turn it on, you will regret it." he said. Kagome smirked in the dark and flipped the lights on. What she saw next, she wasn't prepared for. His face, what you could make out, had been beautiful once. Now... there was gashed which leaked puss. His face was swollen and red, his eyes bulgy. There were black and purple spots of dead skin. From his chin down to where his throat was blocked by his sweatshirt, all you could see was raspy skin pealing. "Oh my god." was all she could mutter. "Are you happy now?" he said, the venom hatred leaking out of his voice. "What happened?" she asked. "Please, can I get a closer look?" she took a step forward. "Get the hell away from me. That's all you people want to do, experiment." He said as he wheeled his chair away from her lingering gaze. "That's far from my intention. I don't want to help you. I just want to get a closer look. If your denying me that, I fully understand. I'll leave you alone." she turned her back to him. "Just as soon as you get out of this room." He turned back to her. "Oh you thought because you are the way you are, that I was going to let you win? You don't know me. I want you out and I want you out now." She was an intriguing creature.
I hope you like my story. I'm trying something new. Going deeper into the mind trying to let out hurt, pain and darkness. Review how ever you want nice, hurtful whatever, I don't care.