Chapter 12:
The Smell of Sweet Freedom
(AN- how is everybody today? Lets get on with this story, shall we? Thanks to Some One Who Isn't Important for influencing me to keep on. Oh, and btw, thanx to an awesome reader out there, he reminded me of a very important detail. I will reveal nothing. Enjoy.)
Humphrey's POV:
The doctor told me it would be about two months before I can get out of this bed and into a wheelchair. You already know what's going to happen. Lilly and I are going to kiss a lot. I miss the start of school. The annoying girls visit. So, to save you the boredom that I had to endure, here is a generous time skip.
TIME SKIP: 2 Months
The docter strolls into my room pushing a wheelchair and holding a pair of crutches. "You can use these crutches to get around, but I would advise you to stay in the wheelchair as much as possible."
I grab the crutches and pull myself up. I place my legs against the ground and instantly feel my legs collapsing from all of the time I didn't use them. After lots of barely numbed pain, I manage to plop myself in my mobile chair. "Alright then." I say.
The doctor writes me a strong prescription that I need to go pick up at a pharmacy. I take the medicine slip and roll out of the room. I pull out my phone and call Lilly. "Hey baby, I'm out. Yes. Can you come and pick me up? I'll be waiting in the lobby. Thank you. Love you too. See ya." I use my arms to propel the wheelchair in the direction of the hospital lobby. It is quiet, a small, relaxing waterfall stands in the middle of the big room.
I am still in my white hospital gown, my legs wrapped in oversized braces to speed the healing process and prevent further injury, and crutches in my lap. I was informed I would probably have to proceed with physical therapy in a few months to build back my ability to walk, because thankfully I was not paralyzed, or permanently crippled. 'That's going to be fun', I roll my eyes.
I sit in silence, listening to the occasional tapping of the keys on the secretary's keyboard, and wait for my beloved to return. It doesn't take long before I see the Kate's car through the glass window, pulling into a parking spot. Lilly hops out, her hips sway to the sides as she walks with a purpose, to get me out. The sliding glass doors open as she nears them, as if only opening for her.
"Hey baby." she says, and bends over to give me a kiss. The cut above her eyebrow has healed to a thin line, along with all of the cuts I received from the shattered windshield. Other than that, all evidence is gone that states Lilly has been through a car crash. A really terrible one at that. We were both lucky to walk out of that alive. Wait...
"What's on your mind?" Lilly asks me.
I realize that I have been staring off into space. "Oh nothing."
Lilly gives me a sad look then helps me onto my crutches. I swing my way out of the hospital, deeply breathing in the fresh air I have been deprived of for oh so long. Feeling the breeze, coming from something than a loud air condition, and it feels so natural.
I get out of my wheelchair and hobble into the passenger seat, using all of my upperbody strength to lift myself up from the hand hold. I plop into the seat with a feeling of accomplishment, sure that whatever the world throws at me, I can take it.
At the time, I didn't know the world would throw so much...
(AN- cliffhanger! I promise the story will only get better from here on out. Sorry for the short chapter and long wait. I apologize. -SilverWolf1500)
