Chapter 11: A real birthday for Letty
"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Letty, Happy Birthday to you," Everyone sang as a white cake with the words Happy Birthday Letty in blue icing with lit candles that read 10. She blew out the candles and Maria turned on the lights, "The bi one o, huh?" Dom said as he put his hand on both of her shoulders.
"Yeah, I'll ten," Letty replied as she looked up at him.
"That's a pretty big number."
"No, really? I thought it was a small number."
"So, how do you feel?"
"The same way I've always felt."
"Really?"
"Why would I feel any different?"
"Well, you ten."
"Oh, yeah that makes a difference?"
"Well, I think you should feel different."
"Says you, not me."
"Yeah well I'm older and what I say goes."
"Just because you're older doesn't mean you're smarter."
"Yes it does."
"No it doesn't."
"Yes it does."
"No it doesn't!"
"Yes it does!"
"No it doesn't!"
"Stop it both of you!" Anthony shouted, "You sound like children," he added.
"He started it," Letty replied sticking out her tongue at Dom.
"Did not!'
"Did to!"
"Not!"
"To!"
"Nooooooooooooot!"
"Tooooooooooooooooooooo!"
"Not, not, not, not!"
"To, to, to, to, to!!"
"Stop it! Both of you! You're not two years old anymore! At your age!" Anthony shouted for the last time.
"Okay," Letty replied. "I can act my age the question is can Dominic?"
"I can act my age I'm not stupid," Dom replied.
"Says you."
"That's right."
"Well, start cutting the cake," Maria said as she handed Letty the knife. Dom and Anthony watched Letty, hoping she won't hurt herself with the knife she had just been given. She began to cut the cake and while Dominic wasn't looking she slathered cake all over his face, "Hey!" Dominic shouted as he looked for the culprit; Letty smiled and quickly got out of her chair as Dom came after her with a piece of cake in his hand. They ran out of the kitchen and into the living room, Letty duck down as Dom heaved the cake at her, but instead of getting her he got.Mia right in the face. Mia froze as she began to wipe the cake off her face, "Who the hell threw that at me?"
"Dom," Letty said as she quickly backed away pointing to him.
"Before you do anything you'll regret, Mia, let me tell you that the cake was meant for Letty," Dom said trying to keep Mia at arm's length.
"Well, than why did it hit me?"
"Umm.I missed?" he replied not really sure of his answer.
"Really, well I didn't," Mia said as she put half of the cake on her face on Dom. "Enjoy."
"Great two times in a row."
"You look pale Dom, are you okay?" Letty asked.
Dom charged after Letty like a lion after prey, but Letty was faster and slicker than Dom; she could get into smaller places and get out of those places a lot more quickly than Dom could. By the end of the night everyone had cake on their face but Letty, she had learned long ago how to save herself from getting caked.r-u-n.run!!
"Dom?" Letty called from her bed, she and Dom were still sharing a room. Dom had given her his bed long ago and now he took the cot, not that he minded.
"What?" Dom asked as he sat up in his bed.
"My side hurts.ow! It really hurts Dom."
"Alright, I'm coming." It had been a week since Letty's tenth birthday party, and everything had been going good, she hadn't gotten sick in over two years and that.that was a miracle. "Where does it hurt?" he asked as he knelt besides her.
"Right.ow.here," she said as she put her hand where her appendix was.
"Shit, can you get up?"
"I.ow.don't.ow.know.ow.why?"
"Try, okay?"
"Okay," she tried to sit up but couldn't. A wave of pain hit her like a sucker punch. "Ow.oh God it hurts," she said as she laid back down on the bed.
"Alright, forget that, " Dom said as he picked her up and carried her down the stairs, he wrote a note to his parents saying he had taken Letty to the emergency. He put her in the passenger seat, and made sure the secure her seat belt. He drove as quickly as possible to the hospital; he carried Letty inside and to the front desk. There was a woman behind her desk, her back was turned towards Dominic, and she was on the phone. Dom loudly cleared his throat and still the woman wouldn't turn around, he did this repeatedly and finally just snapped, "Excuse me Miss, but I need help," Dom said as the woman annoyingly swung her chair around to face him.
"What do you want?" the woman asked.
"Letty's.I think that something is wrong with her appendix."
"Anything else you can tell me about your sister?" the woman replied as she got out he clip board.
"Yeah, I want her to see a doctor now! You heard me, now!"
"I'll see what I can do," she said and turned her back on him. Dom looked down at Letty, she was clutching her side in pain; he pushed past the swinging doors and stopped the first doctor he could find, "You can't be here sir."
"I really don't care, I want you to help her, now! Not five minutes from now, now! Get it?" Dom shouted as he held Letty closer to his chest. She screamed out in unbelievable pain, and the doctor took her from Dom and put her on a gurney and took her to surgery. Dom walked back into the waiting room, he looked at the clock and before he knew it he had fallen asleep. He opened his eyes to find the doctor standing in front of him. "You were the one who brought in." h looked at the chart, "Leticia Rodriguez?"
"Yes, what's wrong with her?" Dominic asked.
"Her appendix was close to bursting, so we removed it."
"Where is she?"
"In room 564."
"Can I see her?"
"Yes, are you her legal guardian?"
"No, my parents are."
"Okay, when are they coming?"
"I left them a note, as soon as they come home they should be heading here as soon as possible."
"Alright you can go see her."
"Thanks." Dom headed as he head to the elevator; he pushed button five and waited till it stopped. He got out and looked for room 564, Letty usually room when she came or ended up here. He walked into the room and Letty was asleep, there was on IV in her hand, this of course did not surprise Dom at all; it was a typical thing to see. He pulled a chair over to the side of the bed; he pushed stay strands of hair out of her face. Letty's eyes fluttered open, she scanned the room and her eyes fell on Dom, "Where am I?"
"Hospital; just had your appendix out."
"Figures, nothing stays good for long."
"What are you talking about Letty?"
"Nothing, forget it."
Before Dom could say anything his mom, dad and sister came running into the room, "Letty, thank God you're alright! I was so worried when I read the note, we rushed right over," Maria said as she tightly hugged Letty.
"I can tell," Letty replied as she looked at them, they still had the clothes they had worn to Mia's cheerleading competition.
"We got first place," Mia said as she hugged Letty. "Can you believe it?"
"Can I believe people actually sat around for five hours to watch a bunch of cheerleading routines? Then no, that's just stupid," Letty said but added, "They could have just looked at you and knew your team was the best team.I mean squad." When she noticed the expression on her face.
"You're so right Let." She had the biggest smile on her face, a smile you could never forget.a smile, a smile something that Letty never had on her face not now and not in the future.
"So, when am I getting out of here?"
"Two days," Anthony replied.
"Why so long?"
"Because, they just want to make sure you're alright."
"It figures, I hate this!"
"Excuse me," the nurse said as she entered the room.
"Yes?" Maria asked.
"Visiting hours are over, I'm sorry but you'll have to leave."
"I think I'll stay with Letty through the night."
"That's a good idea," Tony said. "Come on let's go."
Everybody left except for Maria, the nurse when to go get her some blankets for her; she set up the couch and when she was done and took a seat next to Letty bed. Letty pretended to be asleep, she didn't want to talk.she just wanted to disappear.just disappear forever. She let her mind wonder as she usually did.
Author's Note: That's it for now. Sorry it took so long my computer was down and I was waiting for my computer to be repaired. Sorry once again.
"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Letty, Happy Birthday to you," Everyone sang as a white cake with the words Happy Birthday Letty in blue icing with lit candles that read 10. She blew out the candles and Maria turned on the lights, "The bi one o, huh?" Dom said as he put his hand on both of her shoulders.
"Yeah, I'll ten," Letty replied as she looked up at him.
"That's a pretty big number."
"No, really? I thought it was a small number."
"So, how do you feel?"
"The same way I've always felt."
"Really?"
"Why would I feel any different?"
"Well, you ten."
"Oh, yeah that makes a difference?"
"Well, I think you should feel different."
"Says you, not me."
"Yeah well I'm older and what I say goes."
"Just because you're older doesn't mean you're smarter."
"Yes it does."
"No it doesn't."
"Yes it does."
"No it doesn't!"
"Yes it does!"
"No it doesn't!"
"Stop it both of you!" Anthony shouted, "You sound like children," he added.
"He started it," Letty replied sticking out her tongue at Dom.
"Did not!'
"Did to!"
"Not!"
"To!"
"Nooooooooooooot!"
"Tooooooooooooooooooooo!"
"Not, not, not, not!"
"To, to, to, to, to!!"
"Stop it! Both of you! You're not two years old anymore! At your age!" Anthony shouted for the last time.
"Okay," Letty replied. "I can act my age the question is can Dominic?"
"I can act my age I'm not stupid," Dom replied.
"Says you."
"That's right."
"Well, start cutting the cake," Maria said as she handed Letty the knife. Dom and Anthony watched Letty, hoping she won't hurt herself with the knife she had just been given. She began to cut the cake and while Dominic wasn't looking she slathered cake all over his face, "Hey!" Dominic shouted as he looked for the culprit; Letty smiled and quickly got out of her chair as Dom came after her with a piece of cake in his hand. They ran out of the kitchen and into the living room, Letty duck down as Dom heaved the cake at her, but instead of getting her he got.Mia right in the face. Mia froze as she began to wipe the cake off her face, "Who the hell threw that at me?"
"Dom," Letty said as she quickly backed away pointing to him.
"Before you do anything you'll regret, Mia, let me tell you that the cake was meant for Letty," Dom said trying to keep Mia at arm's length.
"Well, than why did it hit me?"
"Umm.I missed?" he replied not really sure of his answer.
"Really, well I didn't," Mia said as she put half of the cake on her face on Dom. "Enjoy."
"Great two times in a row."
"You look pale Dom, are you okay?" Letty asked.
Dom charged after Letty like a lion after prey, but Letty was faster and slicker than Dom; she could get into smaller places and get out of those places a lot more quickly than Dom could. By the end of the night everyone had cake on their face but Letty, she had learned long ago how to save herself from getting caked.r-u-n.run!!
"Dom?" Letty called from her bed, she and Dom were still sharing a room. Dom had given her his bed long ago and now he took the cot, not that he minded.
"What?" Dom asked as he sat up in his bed.
"My side hurts.ow! It really hurts Dom."
"Alright, I'm coming." It had been a week since Letty's tenth birthday party, and everything had been going good, she hadn't gotten sick in over two years and that.that was a miracle. "Where does it hurt?" he asked as he knelt besides her.
"Right.ow.here," she said as she put her hand where her appendix was.
"Shit, can you get up?"
"I.ow.don't.ow.know.ow.why?"
"Try, okay?"
"Okay," she tried to sit up but couldn't. A wave of pain hit her like a sucker punch. "Ow.oh God it hurts," she said as she laid back down on the bed.
"Alright, forget that, " Dom said as he picked her up and carried her down the stairs, he wrote a note to his parents saying he had taken Letty to the emergency. He put her in the passenger seat, and made sure the secure her seat belt. He drove as quickly as possible to the hospital; he carried Letty inside and to the front desk. There was a woman behind her desk, her back was turned towards Dominic, and she was on the phone. Dom loudly cleared his throat and still the woman wouldn't turn around, he did this repeatedly and finally just snapped, "Excuse me Miss, but I need help," Dom said as the woman annoyingly swung her chair around to face him.
"What do you want?" the woman asked.
"Letty's.I think that something is wrong with her appendix."
"Anything else you can tell me about your sister?" the woman replied as she got out he clip board.
"Yeah, I want her to see a doctor now! You heard me, now!"
"I'll see what I can do," she said and turned her back on him. Dom looked down at Letty, she was clutching her side in pain; he pushed past the swinging doors and stopped the first doctor he could find, "You can't be here sir."
"I really don't care, I want you to help her, now! Not five minutes from now, now! Get it?" Dom shouted as he held Letty closer to his chest. She screamed out in unbelievable pain, and the doctor took her from Dom and put her on a gurney and took her to surgery. Dom walked back into the waiting room, he looked at the clock and before he knew it he had fallen asleep. He opened his eyes to find the doctor standing in front of him. "You were the one who brought in." h looked at the chart, "Leticia Rodriguez?"
"Yes, what's wrong with her?" Dominic asked.
"Her appendix was close to bursting, so we removed it."
"Where is she?"
"In room 564."
"Can I see her?"
"Yes, are you her legal guardian?"
"No, my parents are."
"Okay, when are they coming?"
"I left them a note, as soon as they come home they should be heading here as soon as possible."
"Alright you can go see her."
"Thanks." Dom headed as he head to the elevator; he pushed button five and waited till it stopped. He got out and looked for room 564, Letty usually room when she came or ended up here. He walked into the room and Letty was asleep, there was on IV in her hand, this of course did not surprise Dom at all; it was a typical thing to see. He pulled a chair over to the side of the bed; he pushed stay strands of hair out of her face. Letty's eyes fluttered open, she scanned the room and her eyes fell on Dom, "Where am I?"
"Hospital; just had your appendix out."
"Figures, nothing stays good for long."
"What are you talking about Letty?"
"Nothing, forget it."
Before Dom could say anything his mom, dad and sister came running into the room, "Letty, thank God you're alright! I was so worried when I read the note, we rushed right over," Maria said as she tightly hugged Letty.
"I can tell," Letty replied as she looked at them, they still had the clothes they had worn to Mia's cheerleading competition.
"We got first place," Mia said as she hugged Letty. "Can you believe it?"
"Can I believe people actually sat around for five hours to watch a bunch of cheerleading routines? Then no, that's just stupid," Letty said but added, "They could have just looked at you and knew your team was the best team.I mean squad." When she noticed the expression on her face.
"You're so right Let." She had the biggest smile on her face, a smile you could never forget.a smile, a smile something that Letty never had on her face not now and not in the future.
"So, when am I getting out of here?"
"Two days," Anthony replied.
"Why so long?"
"Because, they just want to make sure you're alright."
"It figures, I hate this!"
"Excuse me," the nurse said as she entered the room.
"Yes?" Maria asked.
"Visiting hours are over, I'm sorry but you'll have to leave."
"I think I'll stay with Letty through the night."
"That's a good idea," Tony said. "Come on let's go."
Everybody left except for Maria, the nurse when to go get her some blankets for her; she set up the couch and when she was done and took a seat next to Letty bed. Letty pretended to be asleep, she didn't want to talk.she just wanted to disappear.just disappear forever. She let her mind wonder as she usually did.
Author's Note: That's it for now. Sorry it took so long my computer was down and I was waiting for my computer to be repaired. Sorry once again.