Chapter 9 beauty is everything
AN: *whispers* youre all gonna hate me...
IMM OUUTT
^Tuesday December 20th 2016^
Sky turned over as the light from the window shone in her eyes. The machine beeping next to her told her where she was. She rolled over to look at her cousin, but Pearl was still fast asleep. A peaceful look on her face, which was a relief because these days all she had been looking like was sorrow, sickness, and pain.
Sky sat up and pulled on her slip on sneakers before quietly going into the bathroom and getting dressed for school.
When Pearl woke she was alone. Her body felt like in weighed a ton, her stomach felt like someone took it out shook it up and then put it back in, upside down.
The bathroom door opening dragged Pearls attention to the person walking out.
"Oh good morning Pearl, did I wake you? I was trying to be quiet..." Sky said, walking around the room cleaning up her things.
"No uh... you didn't wake me..." Pearl said.
"My moms going to come over but she didn't sleep well so it's going to be just a little later, okay?" Sky explained.
"Sky... can you get a nurse?" Pearl asked, completely disregarding what Sky said.
Sky just nodded and rushed out of the room. A moment later Sky and nurse Zircon came rushing back in.
"What's the problem pearl?" The younger nurse asked.
"I-m gonna... " she started, but gagged.
Zircon nodded and grabbed a puke bag from across the room. She held it to Pearls face as
Pearl threw up, violently, hardly able to catch her breath in between.
"Shh... it's ok." Zircon said, rubbing her back.
Pearl nodded when she was finished and shut her eyes.
"Can you call my mom..." She asked in a whispered tone.
"Yes, I-I'll call her right now..." Sky mumbled searching for her phone.
"Hello?"
"Aunt B?"
"Sky, is something wrong?"
"Pearl just, wants you... she's not feeling good and she asked for you."
"I'll be right in. Let me just get dressed."
Sky nodded and hung up, telling Pearl that Blanche was on her way.
"I can wait here, until she comes. If you'd like." Sky offered.
Pearl nodded and made room on the bed for her cousin. Shifting just slightly as Sky climbed into the bed.
"I'm sorry you have to take care of me... I'm older, I'm supposed to do that..." Pearl said, her eyes shut but cuddling Sky.
"You're only a month older than me Pearl. Always trying to be the grown up." Sky teased.
About fifteen minutes later Blanche came rushing into the room. Looking frazzled and out of breath.
"Pearl? Are you ok?" She asked, moving to her daughters side.
"I'm fine, I just, wanted you... I'm sorry if you were busy..." She said, sitting up a bit.
"Sky you're late for school. Get going alright?" Blanche said, "and Pearl, I am never to busy for you."
They spent the next few hours just sitting and playing board games, Pearl not feeling up to much moving.
At nearly four, there was a knock on the door to her room.
"Come in." Blanche called and stood from her spot on the side of Pearls bed.
Rose walked in a second later, a small rose in her hand. She stepped close to Pearls bed, handing the small girl the rose, no readable expression on her face. She shifted from one leg to the other silently.
"Hey..." she mumbled not making eye contact, "do you think me and pearl could have a moment alone?"
Blanche nodded and searched the room for her purse.
"I'm just going to head home for a shower and maybe get some paperwork done, you text me when you want me to come back alright?"
Pearl nodded and smiled at her mother as she left the room.
"Hey," Pearl said with a soft smile. "I've missed you, you haven't really been by... I mean I understand but I still missed you."
"Listen Pearl..." Rose started but Pearl stopped her.
"Whenever anyone starts with 'listen' it means that the person they're talking to won't want to hear what they're saying..."
"I just... I think that we should end this..." Rose said, not making eye contact.
"W-what?" Pearl asked, sitting up, "you don't mean..."
"I-I can't handle all this stress...the cancer and everything, it's really just to much for me..." Rose said.
"Y-you can't handle the stress!?... YOU!" Pearl sat up straight and yelled.
"Pearl I will always lo-"
"NO! No you don't get to say that! fuck you Rose! You don't have cancer, I DO!" She screamed, tears falling from her eyes. "Is this about Greg? Are you leaving me for him?"
"Pearl..." Rose mumbled, looking sullen but not nearly as heartbroken as she should.
"Ya know... just... just get out..." Pearl said, pointing to the door.
"I'm sorry my pearl..." Rose said and then left without another word.
Pearl sat, staring at the door for a long time. Really it was only about a minute before something loud in the hallway broke her concentration.
She stood up carefully from the bed and made her way to the window sill. She climbed up onto the small ledge and watched from the window as Rose walked out of the front doors of the hospital toward a waiting van.
She saw Greg step out of the drivers side, wrap his arm around Rose and lead her to the car, giving her a quick kiss before closing the door and getting in on his side. Then driving away, leaving Pearl and her broken life behind.
She sat, in the window for at least a couple of hours, not moving, not thinking, just watching people walk by.
"Hey Pearl I was just coming to see if you wanted- Pearl?" Garnet said as she walked into the room to find her new friend sitting on the windowsill.
Pearl didn't even turn when she heard the voice.
"- are you alright?" Garnet asked taking a few steps closer, she noticed the crumbled up rose and rose petals all over the bed.
"Y-you aren't supposed to have flowers in here..."
"Good, throw it away." She said in a chilling tone all to similar to her mothers angry voice.
