Dear Diary,
I have absolutely no one to talk to. Well, I do have Daren, but I've been avoiding him because he still doesn't know about how Oliver was my best friend and I can't be bothered telling him that whole story. On Tuesday, my parents were going to the hospital to see if Oliver was gonna be okay. They asked me to come, but I refused to go. I lied saying I had homework to do. Unfortunately that didn't work so I ended up going anyway. To tell you the truth, I hated hospitals. They just bring back the old memories. I walked into the hospital and followed my mum. I saw Oliver's parents outside. His mother's eyes were so red from crying. My parents were talking to his parents. I thought I might give them a little space, so I went to get a drink. I sat down quietly. A few hours had passed. Then, my mum finally came up to me and said,
"He's gonna be alright Lilly," with a small smile.
I felt relieved. I followed my mum to Oliver's room. I saw Oliver's parents just coming out of the hospital room. They seemed relieved. Oliver and I still haven't told our parents that we're not friends anymore. Like I said earlier, not bothered to tell them the whole story and besides, my parents and his parents are like the best of friends, and I wouldn't want to ruin their friendship.
"Would you like to go in to see Oliver?" asked Mrs Oken.
To tell you the truth I didn't want to see him.
"Uhhh, no it's alright, he's probably tired, I'll talk to him later," I said, forcing a smile.
Before I could walk out, my parents stopped me. Turns out they wanted to see Oliver before we left.
My mum opened the door, and quietly left it opened for me to come inside as well. He still looked awful, but it was better than before. He had bandages everywhere! I felt like crying, but I held it in and said nothing and stayed close behind my mum. Oliver opened his eyes, and he looked straight at me! I quickly turned around and sat at the couch far away from him. My mum was whispering something to him. A few minutes later, my mum said goodbye to him and she left. I went to follow her, but I heard Oliver calling my name. I couldn't reject him, so I turned around to face him, keeping at a distance.
"I'm sorry I couldn't make it," he whispered softly.
"Don't worry about it, I'll just do it myself," I said.
"NO! I have to help!" he whispered, louder this time.
"Oh okay, but it's due on Monday." I said.
"Come to the hospital, tomorrow and we'll start on it there," he said.
"Okay then, you better get some rest," I said, and with that I ran to the door and quietly shut it behind me.
Lilly Truscott
