His mother's eyes filled with concern for him.
She sighed, helping him to sit up and handing him a small cup of water and two small white pills.
He downed the pills and gulped the water. Breathing hard, he laid back down.
"sweet heart, I need to make my rounds with the other patients, will you be alright ?" "yes mother I'll be fine"Double D assured her and she left leaving him to drift off again.
"Listen Lumpy. Sockhead's sick and you have to let him sleep" came the failiar voice from the doorway.
"E-Eddy," "We're here sockhead just relax" Eddy said calmly.
Double D visibly relaxed into his pillows. " I didn't know you would be here that soon"
"It's already afternoon, you've slept all morning, so... how ya feelin?"
"A bit be-" another coughing fit had started, causing Double D to cry out in pain, Eddy's eyes to widen in worry and Ed to begin to cry. When the coughing subsided Double D beckoned them closer, Eddy pulled up a chair to his friend's bed and Ed, eyes still filled with tears stood on the other side. Double D turned his head slightly to see Ed. "Ed, it's alright Ed I'm ok please don't cry" he pleded.
"when will you be home Double D?" Ed asked and Double D sighed he had been expecting something like this.
"I- I really don't know Ed soon I hope but don't worry I'm sure I'll be ok,
I've got good doctors who want to help me , an-and Mother's here with me"
Double D smiled weakly. "the kids, eh well we all miss ya sockhead an' Sarah an' Jimmy can't come visit you until your home, they're too young"
Eddy explained.Double D again began to cough this time very violently more so then before, Eddy stood up quickly.
"you want us to get someone Sockhead?" after a moment of trying to catch his breath he answered. "no thank you Eddy I'll just have a drink of water"
Eddy grabbed the glass of water from the nightstand and brought it to Double D who took it and drank slowly.
"thank you Eddy" he said closing his eyes sleepily. "double D are you ok?" Double D's breathing began to even out. "Lumpy, he's fine but we've gotta go now he's tired"
The two boys turned to leave when Double D called them back. " you don't have to go Eddy" "sockhead, you need to rest, an' you're tired so we'll let ya sleep"
Double D sighed he knew Eddy was right so they said good bye with the promise of another visit soon.
as they were leaving Double D's Mother entered the room just as he son's machine beeped and he stopped breathing.
Sorry about this chapter but this is what came to me R&R
