Sollux sat in the hospital waiting room, bouncing his knee up and down nervously. He glanced around the room, at the sickeningly white walls, the shiny, marble-like floors, the uniform cushion chairs that seem to be the same ones that are in every waiting room, then he looked toward the hallway they took Karkat down. The all-too-familiar scent of sickness and sterilizer flooded his nostrils, making the panic swell in his chest, bringing the taste of bile to the back of his throat. He was never supposed to come back here, he promised himself he wouldn't. Everything about this place reminded him of the nights upon nights he spent here, waiting on some word on Aradia after her accident. He waited so long, and even the second she came in it was too late.
He ran his fingers through his hair, gripping the locks tightly. He needed to stop thinking about her, he needed to calm down. He needed to stay calm for Karkat, so he could be here when he woke up and got better, that way he could smack him and chew him out for being so irresponsible.
"God damn it kk, what were you thinking?" He said to himself under his breath as he stared down at his lap. After he finally came to the conclusion he wasn't going to get any word about Karkat for a while, he decided to spread around the word about what happened. He took out his phone and scrolled down his contacts until he came across Kanaya's number. Kanaya was reliable, and he figured if he told her she could let everyone else know.
"hey, kn, can you 2pread 2ome new2 for me?" He messaged her. He had a habit of doubling his I's, changing 'to' and 'too' to 'two', and replacing the S's with 2s when he typed. It was just a quirk he had, and everyone in his group of friends had their own typing quirk.
"Is This News Important, Or Is It Some Sort Of Gossip?"
"kn, do you thiink iid really me22age you two 2pread go22iip?"
"Hm, Good Point. Continue."
"kk2 iin the ho2piital. ii thought you could let everyone know for me."
"Really? Is There Anything You'd Like Me To Tell Those Who May Be Overly Concerned?"
"ju2t tell them that he2 okay to my knowledge, and iill keep everyone po2ted."
"Will Do. Are You Okay?"
"yeah, iim fiine."
"Are You There With Him?"
"iim iin the waiitiing room."
"Would You Like Some Company?"
"no, iit2 okay. iim about two go two 2leep for a whiile anyway2." With that he put his phone back in his pocket, leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms over his chest, and closed his eyes.
A/N: Sorry my chapters are so short.