Liam p o v
Watching Lenny as we waited for her appointment to start was heart wrenching to me. She could barely stay awake thanks to these stupid drugs she was so exhausted they had on a strong cocktail of drugs which were causing fatigue, diarrhea, Stomach cramping, vomiting, some nights she had trouble sleeping, some nights she slept so long we were scared she wouldn't wake up. Why was she having to go through this? I know she messed up did some things she shouldn't of but under it all she is an amazing person. Maybe this therapist could answer me this question. Sighing I stretched out I can't believe I'm here. I hate talking to people about my feelings. Yet I would do anything for my sister and this was a required part of being approved for a transplant. Lenny has been having weekly sessions for a few months now Mum has been meeting with her for about the same time they both have private sessions than a duo session. They've been trying to get me to come for weeks but I hate talking. I wouldn't be here if this doctor didn't put it as a requirement. With Len being as weak as she has been for the past few weeks we've been having sessions at home but Dr. Tia was worried that she was becoming too depressed. So here we were Len strapped into her wheelchair so she wouldn't hunch over she was so weak now she couldn't sit up for long periods of time. Her oxygen attached to the back of her chair, Mum was stroking her arm as Len dozed on and off. I saw how annoyed Mum was getting she hates waiting for anything and there was about a dozen people waiting to be seen. Sitting next to me was a young man I would say around maybe 17, 19 listening to his ipod flipping through Rugby weekly. He didn't look sick his color was awesome he seemed to have energy no signs of being ill, than again sometimes you can't tell how a person is feeling on the inside. Across from me was an elderly lady with yellowish skin tone who must need a liver transplant. There were a mixture of people young and old some with families or friends some alone. Some looked really sick some slightly some showed no signs. Going over I wiped Lenny's mouth and wrapped a blanket around her, mum was half asleep sitting in the uncomfortable chair. I know she doesn't sleep much anymore she is by Lenny's side day and night. In the corner sat a little girl on the floor playing with a Barbie doll nosily along with who I assumed must be her brothers three boys one looked about 9 one maybe 5 and the other three or so. Her eyes were bright as she clapped happily while her mum talked to her in Gaelic the middle boy rammed trucks together making explosion noises as his mum tried to calm him down. A baby slept in her arms which she rocked ever so gently. "Prince Liam!" Suddenly the little girl ran over crying out as she spotted me. I shock my head oh yea I was the prince I was getting use to not having a tittle anymore uncle Cyrus made me aware of it every time he saw me. I was no longer the prince. In this girls eyes though I was still her prince. How did you explain to her that a fairytale was not a fairytale. She curtsied to me. Than she threw her arms around me I watched as mum woke up while I lifted the girl up she squealed her mum smiled as I tickled the girl who's face flushed as she laughed and laughed and laughed. Placing her down closer to my mum her eyes lite up as she called out "Princess Eleanor Queen Helena!" "Oh my god I love you!" Before I could stop her she was climbing in Lenny's lap I saw Len wake up slowly her eyes groggy as she looked around. Her mum jumped up apologizing as she tried to rush over but Mum smiled waving her away saying we were fine. She helped the little girl sit in Lenny's lap calmly talking softly to the child. Lenny wrapped her arms around the girl who buried her head in Lenny's bosom crying out "Told ya maw-ma if you just believe if you pray hard enough than god will see to it that all our dreams come true" "I prayed I would find my real life angel and see here she is he sent me a real princess" "Yes baby I see that we will have to thank god in your prayers tonight I am so sorry my queen about my little fireball here she's a handful on a bad day on a good day whew" "No apologize needed ma'am I know what it's like raising three kids so close in age she's adorable reminds me of when these two were little treasure these times hey go by before you know it you blink and their teenagers cursing you out" I gave mum a look which I'm sure she saw it but chose to ignore the lady laughednodding
"Oh yes I know I have twin thirteen year olds boy and a girl" "I can only hope my lil peanut lives long enough to get to be a teen, I will relish any cursing but she's so easy going for her to get up at 4 am and deal with helping me get her brothers, sisters ready just so we can make the bus to London from Jaywick" I think I visited Jaywick before it's a war of lendering district county in northeastern Essex. It's one of the poorest in England. Yet none of them dressed poorly she had a pants suit on with a purple blouse her long brown hair was tied back into a French braid her makeup was done modest yet elegantly. The kids had on jeans and slacks and polo's this little lady was wearing a flowery sundress and a cute headband."Plus we wait here for hours before being seen before making the almost two hour trip home she loves being social but I know this must exhaust her out yet she's so upbeat and playful she never complains even though I know she must hurt physically as well emotionally" I watched my mum put an arm on her wrist as Lenny tickled the girl talking to her about rainbows leprechauns and cupcakes. It's insane for a little girl to endure all that I wondered how long she has been enduring it but didn't want to ask. "I guess it's because she knows no other way sometimes I think it's a curse for her to never know what it's like to breathe without having to think about it and sometimes I think well she doesn't know what it was like to have it ripped away after having been able to do it on her own so she's adjusted because she knew no other way" "I really don't know I mean she sees her brothers and sisters not having any issues they don't require oxygen or appointments every week they can go to school she can't she watches them run around the fields and streets for hours never tiring she can't even make it to the end of the block without her heart going crazy" "No matter what age it happens at or how it happens they adjust kids are resilient it's the parents that have to learn a whole new way of life" "Eleanor no!" Mum freaked when Lenny went to lift the girl in an airplane mode I saw Lenny roll her eyes amazed she suddenly had a burst of raw energy. Mum's face was flushed as both ladies dove for the girl but Lenny just lifted her up spun her around as she squealed and laughed arms flapping. "I'm an angel I'm flying yay! Watch me god watch me fly!" Than Lenny lowered her gently tickling her as both woman almost had heart attacks uh parents they needed to learn to chill was right. "Princess Eleanor?" Were ready for you" I saw Lenny say something to the nurse who nodded the next thing I heard was "Brigit Spears please follow me were ready for you" The young lady and her mum looked up in chock tears of gratitude slide past the mum's eyes as she leaned down and kissed Lenny's head saying thank you. Lenny just smiled and nodded. Mum seemed almost proud of her as she helped her to get comfortable.