Chapter 7: Slipped and Fell
It s been forever and Ashley isn t back yet. Ms. Carlin? Well, it s about time. I ve been waiting here forever and I want to get out of here.
Yeah, that s me. And you must be Dr. Robinson. Just check my head out so I can leave. It was Ashley s idea to begin with and she s not even here with me. Ok. Calm. Down. Breathe in. Breathe out. Maybe she s still talking to Mom. Or maybe they wouldn t let her back in! I don t know.
Yeah, that s me. He grabs a pair of rubber gloves out of his coat pocket and puts them on. Ok, now that we know each other, let me get a good look at that head of yours. Where did you hit your head? I point to the back of my head. And of course the first thing he does is poke at it. I just want to scream at him, damn him it hurts! Calm down Spencer, calm down. Damn. Ashley is supposed to be here to hold my hand. Yeah, it looks like you might need stitches and then we can release you. It shouldn t take long. He just smiles at me like it was going to be ok. God, this sucks.
Ok, I just need my friend first. Do you think I could go find her or something? I really need her. I don t think I can do this by myself.
No, no. You stay here. I ll have the nurse that brought you back to go get her for you. Do you know where she is or an idea of where she is? Thank God he is helping me. That would have sucked if he was an asshole.
Thank you. She should be in the lobby or outside on the phone with my Mom.
No problem. I ll be back with all the things I need to put you back together again.
What am I? Humpty Dumpty?
Something like that. He needs to just shut the hell up.
I hope my Mom isn t giving her a hard time. Or maybe she left me here? Oh God, I hope not. That would suck more than anything else in the world.
Ms. Carlin. Oh, there she is. Thank God. Don t lose your friend because I m not getting her again. Well, isn t she just the happiest out of the bunch.
Fine, fine. Ashley is walking over to the chair as the nurse leaves. What did my Mom say?
She said that you still have to be home by 6 and that you re paying the bill for the stitches. Figures! She s the freaking doctor! Why can t she pay? Geez! Why is your Mom like that? She didn t even seem concerned or anything.
Don t worry about it. I don t.
You shouldn t be treated like that though. Nobody should. It s not right. Why does it matter? It does happen and there s not much I can do about it as of right now.
Yeah, maybe. But it happens and at least some people have others that they can lean on while they re going through it. She looks so sad right now. I don't like that look. I should have never opened my mouth. I don't want or need her pity.
Well, you have me to lean against now. I know we haven t even known each other a whole day yet but I think that we could be good friends. Nobody has ever wanted to be my friend before and now she does! This day is so awesome. So, what do you say? Want to be my friend?
Hell yeah! She has this huge smile on her face. It s nice to see her smile. I mean, yeah, I want to be your friend. I really, really do!
Alright Ms. Carlin! Are you ready to get those stitches now that your friend is here? I nodded my head and Ashley grabs my hand. Ok, I m going to numb you and then I m going to stitch you up. After I stitch you up I m going to give you some instructions on how to take care of it and when you should come back to get them taken out. Cool? I just nod my head again. He's swabbing my head with a q-tip has some numbing stuff on it. I thought he was going to give me needle to numb me. Either way I m good. Can you feel this? I don t have any clue as to what the good ol doctor is doing but I can t feel it and I shake my head. You re ready. I just need you to stay still. It ll only take a couple minutes.
Alright, just start. I just want to get out of here.
Alright. I guess he started. I could feel a little pressure but I was to busy paying attention to Ashley to care. Her hands are playing with my fingers. God, her hands are so soft and smooth. I wish I could hold her hands forever. So warm and comfortable in mine. I ve never felt this in my entire life. I m done. Let me go get the other stuff so you can take care of it. And of course it gets interrupted.
