Chapter 4
It's been one week since I started taking the medicine the doctor prescribed me, and so far it hasn't been working. I still got really bad headaches, kept having nightmares, and I kept waking up screaming. Today I did the same thing, and Mom knew that this wasn't the flu.
The next day, she called up Doctor Hayashi's office, and tried to make another appointment.
"Uh-huh…yes…um Tuesday preferably…alright…thanks…bye." She hung up the phone and walked over to the calendar. I followed her to see what she was writing. In the small box, she wrote 'Kaoru's doctor appointment, 10 o'clock'. I looked up at her.
"Mommy, we're going back to the hospital?"
She looked down at me, picked me up, and hugged me. "Yes Kaoru, we are."
I couldn't help but hear sadness in her voice, so I hugged her back and started to cry.
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It's the day of the doctor's appointment, and Hikaru was making a fuss about wanting to go.
"But Mommy, I want to go with Kaoru!" he cried.
"I know Hikaru, but I think its best that you stay with a nanny today," she smiled.
"No!"
Mom grabbed my hand and led me out to the car. I looked at her in question.
"Mommy, why isn't Hikaru with us?" My eyes started to water.
She looked at me and sighed. "You boys really can't leave each other, can you?" She nodded, got out of the car, and went back inside. I turned around to see what she was doing in the back window, and I saw her come out with Hikaru. He had a smile on his face, and that made me smile too.
"Hey Kaoru!" Hikaru said climbing into the seat next to me.
"Hey Hikaru." He wrapped his arms around me and gave me a big hug, and I did the same to him. Our mother looked at us from the rearview mirror, and smiled.
About five minutes later, I fell asleep in that position. To tell you the truth, due to my nightmares, I haven't gotten much sleep. And Hikaru just wanted to be with me, and keep me company. And eventually, he drifted off to sleep too.
We pulled into the hospital parking lot, not long after, and Mom helped us out of the car. She carefully picked me up, and held Hikaru's hand.
When we got inside, we went inside the elevator and pushed the Floor 5 button. There was a woman in there with us, and she was probably a nurse considering the outfit she was wearing, and looked at us.
"Those are some cute little twins you got there miss," she said, looking at me then Hikaru.
Mom smiled. "Thanks."
When we reached our designated floor, we ran out of the elevator and straight to the waiting room. Mom looked around, and saw there were so many patients waiting in line. She was angered.
"Hi, I'm Mrs. Hitachiin and my son Kaoru has an appointment with Doctor Hayashi at ten," she told the receptionist.
"Ah Mrs. Hitachiin, nice to see you. Before we call you back, we need you to sign some paperwork for us."
Mom looked at the receptionist confused as she was given a clipboard. "Why do we need to do paperwork? The doctor should have Kaoru's information already!"
"Well, we need you to sign the paper in case anything's changed."
"Nothing's changed except for my son getting more sick! Now let me see Doctor Hayashi now!"
The receptionist looked at our mother in shock, picked up her phone, and dialed Doctor Hayashi's number.
"Yes, hello doctor. Well, we have someone here who needs your assistance right away. Yes, I'll send them in. The doctor will see you now," she said, hanging up the phone.
"Thank you!" Mom said, taking us through the door.
Right as we walked through the door, we saw Doctor Hayashi up at one of the counters.
"Ah, Mrs. Hitachiin. You're just in time for your appointment. Please follow me to your room."
We followed the doctor into the same room we were in about a week ago, and Mom sat me and Hikaru back up onto the bed.
"So, how's Kaoru doing? Did the medicine work?"
Mom shook her head. "No, he keeps waking up screaming, and we don't understand why. He tells me that he keeps having nightmares, and I have to keep giving him Tylenol from all the headaches he's been getting. What's wrong with my son doctor?"
Doctor Hayashi looked through my file, and looked at a couple of things.
"Hm, has he been fine otherwise?"
She looked over at me, and I looked at her. "Yeah, he's been fine. I'm just concerned if it's something bad? Cause I know it's not the flu, doctor. My son has something else, and I need to know what's wrong."
He looked up at our mother, and sighed. "We could always do blood work, and see if anything's wrong with his blood. Cause I don't see anything physically wrong with him."
I winced and held onto Hikaru. Mom looked over at us, and knew that we were scared. "Alright, we'll try that."
The doctor nodded, and left the room to get a lab slip.
Mom looked over at us, and put her hands on my shoulders. "It's going to be alright Kaoru. They're just going to do a quick prick on the finger, and that's all. I promise it won't hurt."
I didn't move. I just held onto Hikaru, and kept looking her in the eyes.
Then the doctor came in and handed our mother the lab slip.
"He's just getting a finger prick right? He doesn't actually get blood drawn until he's at least ten?"
"Yeah, just let the receptionist on the first floor know that it's a finger prick, and you should be good to go."
Mom nodded. "Alright, let's go kids. Thanks a lot Doctor Hayashi."
"No problem. And if there are any changes in his behavior, let me know and we'll make another appointment."
She nodded, and led us out the door.
When we got inside the elevator, she pushed the Floor 1 button, and we started going down.
The lab waiting room wasn't all that long. We waited about five minutes until they called my name.
"Come on Kaoru, let's go," Mom said, holding out her hand.
I looked up at her, and slowly grabbed her hand. I was very afraid. I've never been poked with a needle before, so I don't know how it would feel. But I knew for sure that it sounded painful.
"Hi Mrs. Hitachiin, so which one of these fine young boys is Kaoru?" the nurse asked.
"This one," she said, looking down at me.
"Alright Kaoru, if you could please have a seat in that chair for me, we'll get started."
I looked up at our mother scared, and she smiled. "Here Kaoru, let me help you." She picked me up and placed me in the seat. I looked over at the counter the nurse was at, and I saw alcohol swabs, Band-Aids, and…a needle. My eyes went wide, and I screamed. The nurse looked over at me, and my mom held Mom held my hand.
"Kaoru, it's going to be okay. It'll go by so quickly you won't feel a thing. I promise you."
"I'm taking it this is your first time doing this, huh?" the nurse asked.
Mom looked over her shoulder at the nurse and nodded. "He's just afraid of needles is all."
"Ah, most children his age are. Your mommy's right Kaoru; it's not going to hurt at all."
I looked up at the smiling nurse, and I saw…trust in her eyes. I nodded slowly, and gave her my hand.
"There we go. Now, I'm going to clean your finger really fast, and then I'm going to give you a little poke." I watched her as she took the alcohol swab and wiped my finger with it. I could feel the air blowing on it, and it felt cold. Then she took the needle, took the cap off, and held it above my finger. "Ready?" I nodded. Then, she quickly poked my finger with the needle and withdrew a little drop of blood.
"Ah!" I cried.
"See? It wasn't that bad was it?"
"You did it Kaoru. I'm so proud of you," Mom said, giving me a kiss on the cheek.
Hikaru looked up at me and he looked sad.
"Kaoru, are you okay?"
I nodded, and his face lit up.
"Alright, you're all done! Bye Kaoru!" the nurse waved.
I turned to her and waved back. "Bye-bye!"
When we left the building and got into the hospital parking lot, Hikaru swiftly ran to my side, and grabbed my hand that had the blood drawn finger. He examined it carefully.
"Did it hurt?" he asked.
I shook my head. "Just for a quick second. But I'm fine."
He nodded, and we ran towards our car happily.
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We arrived home in less than twenty minutes, and Mom went straight into the kitchen.
"Kaoru, it's time for your medicine!"
Hikaru and I skipped our way into the kitchen, and I released his hand, and drank the liquid.
"But mommy, I thought the medicine wasn't working. Why are you still giving it to him?" Hikaru asked.
Mom looked over at Hikaru and smiled. "Cause we need to get rid of it somehow. Plus, once it's gone, he might get better than. We've got to try everything."
Hikaru nodded, and I ran over to him and took his hand.
"Come on Hikaru, let's go play!"
He smiled at me, and I dragged him up the stairs to our room.
I wasn't sure what was wrong with me, but whatever it was, I wasn't going to let it ruin my life.
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Aw! Such a cute little story! I know this is getting slow, but that's what makes it so good, right? Awesome stories have to have some angst in them. Well hope you enjoyed it so far! Don't forget to review! Your reviews are very important to me! They make me feel loved! Alrighty then, off to chapter 5!
