49. Days
The hurt doesn't go away in days, and he had known it wouldn't. So, he waits patiently under the intensity of their lights, lets them tinker around inside and outside and then settle him down to sleep like a broken doll.
The hurt doesn't go away in months, and he had known it wouldn't. So, he does his exercises, takes his first steps for the second time, proudly lifts an apple to his lips without crushing it.
The hurt doesn't go away in years, and he had known that, too – but he wishes with all his heart that it would.
Ah, almost halfway through! Thanks for all the support thus far, guys!
And sorry for the couple of days I missed in there -- things are getting crazy and erratic around my house, because I am leaving to move to college on Sunday. It's insane trying to squeeze in all my moving and packing and buying stuff while trying to be with my friends -- I had a sort of last hoorah sleepover on Saturday night/Sunday morning during which me and a few friends stayed up all night to finish the FMA series and movie (reference to 'Hours' here, really), thus the reason for my lack of update Sunday -- i.e. sleep.
Anyway, this is getting too long than I'm entitled to for a 100 word drabble, but just know that updates will be weird from here on out for about 2 weeks. Starting Sunday, probably no updates at all for a while. Thanks for your patience. :D
