Love, Pain, and Wings-Chapter 54

By MyNameIsCAB

The police had come to ask Fang some questions, and so I had to leave the room. I waited outside, pacing, hoping the police didn't stress Fang out too much. Jeb had finally been taken to the jail and I no longer felt unsafe here. Dr. Jacobs said that Fang could be out of here by the end of the week. Of course, Fang would still be stuck in bed for some time, but I think the doctor was letting Fang go home because of Mom.

The police finished with Fang almost an hour later. I entered the room to an exhausted looking Fang. His dinner was left untouched along with his pills that sat in a little clear, plastic cup. Slowly, he reached with his left hand and poured them into his mouth before swallowing.

"You gotta eat something with those," I said.

He sighed, picking up his fork and stuffing some food in his mouth. "Yea, I know."

It took Fang a while to down all of his food. A nurse came in to clear his tray.

"He had his meds?" the nurse asked.

"Yea, I watched him swallow," I replied. "But I can't see why he wouldn't want to relieve the pain."

The nurse shrugged. "Standard procedure."

Fang nodded in response and waited for the nurse to leave before talking to me again. "I hate hospitals."

"I do too," I answered.

I watched Fang move to his right. "Wanna sit?"

Slowly, I sat next to him on his bed. Fang took my hand and squeezed it. "Do you really think I was going to let you sleep on that couch again tonight?"

I smiled at him as his dropped to my shoulder. Using the room lighting remote, Fang dimmed the lights and we drifted off to sleep.


I woke up to the sound of the door opened. As I moved, Fang lifted his head off my shoulder and looked up. Mom was coming into the room.

"Morning," I yawned.

"Good morning," Mom replied. "How're you, Fang?"

"Great. A lot better than before." I knew that was a total lie because as Mom turned around to close the door, he exchanged glances with me.

"I just talked to Dr. Jacobs. He told me about getting you discharged next week," Mom said, sitting down on the couch.

"Yea, I can't wait to get outta hear," Fang nodded.


I watched Fang grimace as Dr. Jacobs made him move his shoulder and knee. After Jeb had dislocated them with such force, a lot of the tendons and muscles needed to be strengthened again. Right now, Dr. Jacobs was watching Fang lift a weighted ball with his right arm. It didn't look like it was going well because Fang could barely lift it.

"Well, this is only a minor thing to recover from," Dr. Jacobs assured Fang. "You're chest wound has done so well. I'm not going to make you bend your knee right now. That still has a lot of damage that must heal first. Try not to move it."

Fang looked relieved that the doctor wasn't going to be bending his knee.

"That's quite enough for today," Dr. Jacobs smiled, writing something down on Fang's charts. "I'll have your lunch here soon."

As soon as the doctor left, Fang let out a breath of air, still gripping his bed sheets.

"Oh Jesus that hurt."


"Hey, Max!" Ella smiled enthusiastically.

"Hi, Ella," I answered back.

We were in the visiting room for the patients at the place Ella was at.

"So, how's Fang?" she asked me.

I shrugged. "He's doing okay. In a lot of pain, but Dr. Jacobs said he might be released at the end of the week."

"That's good," Ella nodded. "You guys don't like hospitals much anyway."

"Yea," I answered. "So how have things been going here?"

"Well it seems people are actually sorry," Ella said. "I've gotten a bunch of letters."

"Anything from Ryan?"

Ella shook her head. "He's not that kind of person. He doesn't apologize easily. Doesn't forgive easily either."

I wonder why Ella would fall for someone like Ryan. I mean, she had Iggy, right? Then again, I'm sure I could question Fang and me.

We sat there for half an hour, talking about things from Fang to the food they served to Ella for meals. It was nice to talk to Ella like this.

"So are you going to see Fang?" Ella asked.

I nodded. "But I'll be back to visit next week."

"Yea. I hate how they cut my visitors to come on only Sunday now," Ella sighed. "But I'll see you then. Tell Fang I said hi."

"Did Iggy come around today?" I asked.

She nodded. "This morning."

"Well, good bye," I said, heading towards the door.

"Bye, Max."