So for the last chapter some of the other songs I thought of doing were Breathe(2am) by Anna Nalick and Gone,Gone, Gone by Philip Philips. Both are really good songs so if you think you'd like them cheeck them out. I decided on the song I choose even though I didn't know it very well because it made sense for Christine's father backstory. In addition I'm off of school for the next week for coronavirus then a week for spring break so I'll probably have more time to write. In addition I hope everyone in areas affected badly by the coronavirus stays save. I think we should all be fine, but stay safe. But I'm sure everyone is, like me, tired of talking about the coronavirus so I won't talk about it anymore. Thank you for those who left a review. Now, on with the story.
A few minutes later Christine and Erik had returned to idle chatter, mostly about music which they discovered they had a shared passion for, Nadir came suddenly into the room. His eyes fixed almost instantly in Erik his expression filled with shock. Here Erik was talking to another person without his mask. Christine quietly excused herself and the awkward silence continued for a moment.
Finally Erik spoke "How kind of you to interrupt Daroga" he said dryly.
This snapped Nadir out of his stupor and he began questioning Erik "What happened to you? Are you okay?"
"I am perfectly fine, now. Apparently I was in a car accident and I was quite badly injured but alas I live" Erik answered "Now if you are satisfied I was wondering if you could bring me a mask, the one I was wearing was destroyed in the crash and I do not desire to make these poor people who have helped me suffer the groutesquness that is my face"
Nadir looked at Erik sadly "I will bring you your mask of it is your wish, but what about that young nurse just in here, she was perfectly friendly to you"
"She different!" Erik said harshly "And even of she is being kind she can't desire to look upon this" he gestured at his face.
"Very well Erik" Nadir said, knowing when to let a subject drop "I am glad you called me though, I'm faltered, you must finnaly consider me a friend" he said with a exaggerated flare.
Erik scoffed "Dont get ahead of yourself Daroga, I only called you here to get my mask, you can leave now" he said pointedly looking at the door.
"Fine" Nadir said glaring at him "But I'm visiting for real sometime, someone has to look after you"
This just made Erik scowl "I have plenty of nurses for that pitiful job. Surely you must have something better to do Daroga, you must at least know some other people"
Nadir the up his hands in mock offense "Fine, fine, I'm leaving, I'll be back"
"I await you with baited breath" Erik deadpanned.
The next day when Christine visited Erik he had replaced his mask. "Good morning Erik" she greeted.
"Good morning Christine" he replied back "How are you today?"
"Good, except I'm the one whose supposed to be asking you that question" Christine joked.
"I am feeling fine, although I still do not care doe the hospitals constant monitoring system" he said sullenly.
Christine smiled "No one does, but we should have you home soon, by tomorrow"
Erik felt a strange mix of emotions at hearing this. On one hand he hated being in the hospital around all these people who were always looking at him. Away from his home and his music. And having almost no control on his life. But at the same time he was loathe to leave Christine the only soul other then Nadir, and he didn't really count, who had ever shown Erik kindness. She had a natural beauty about her sould. She was kind enough to ignore his face. And she was beutiful. Her fine golden hair was always pulled back in a ponytail or a bun when she was working but he could image its beauty when she wore it down. She had sweet blue eyes that sparkeled with joy and kindness. And he would never see her again once he left. "Yes, that's good I suppose" he said absentmindedly.
"So what is it that you do anyways. I feel like I dominate the conversation. I'm sure you'd like to talk about some more entertaining than me" she said breezily.
"That's not true, I enjoy talking with you very much" he argued "Your company is enough" "I'm a musician I play music and I compose" he stated. He was a musical genius, but he did not mention that. Music was the one thing he had done right with in the world.
"You compose?" she asked eagerly. "You've been holding out on me, would I know any of your works?"
"No, I never publish, although I think I could. But my music is just to special to me. The masses would ruin it" he said thoughtfully.
"I get that" she nodded "A lot of people don't understand how special music is, they take it for granted"
"Exactly" he replied with a rare smile. She returned it tenfold with a brilliant smile of her own.
The next day for Erik came too fast. Today would be the day he was leaving, the day he had to say goodbye to Christine. He almost laughed at the whole situation. He finally found one person he enjoyed spending time with only for them to be ripped away unceremoniously. He signed deeply as he sat waiting for Christine to come and release him from the hospital.
When Christine got to work it was afternoon. She checked into the nursing station "Hey, do you have the discharge papers for Mr. Destler, room 318". Another nurse handed them to her and she headed off to his room.
"Hey Erik" she greeted as she entered to room "I've got good news for you, you get to go home today"
Erik kept the stoic look on his face as he replied "Yes, that's nice" he said quietly "I will miss you though, you have been very kind"
Christine smiled and brushed him off "I'll miss you too" she said "but don't let mr see you here again do you here me? You need to stay save and healthy, promise me"
"I promise" Erik affirmed "But this is only because I like you"
She smiled. "Do you have someone to get you home?" she aksed, switching back to her job duties.
"Yes, Nadir"
"Great, well then I can safely say that you are allowed to go" she said. Christine noticed that Erik was quieter than usual as she escorted him back out of the hospital, but she let it rest to respect his privacy. She was melancholy about loosing his company. She had grown fond of him over his stay at the hospital. But she was used to this in a way she knew patient never stayed, and that was good. Her internal monologue was cut off when they exited the hospital.
"That's Nadir waiting in that car" Erik said.
"Alright then, Goodbye Erik, take care of yourself"
"I will" Erik vowed "Goodbye Christine"
And with that they departed, and Erik tried to ignore the ache in his chest that he was sure was not medically related.
End of chapter. So what did you guys think? Maybe Erik feels a bit more than friendship towards Christine? I tried to make this as realistic as possible to the short hospital stays of today. Also with Christine's schedule she wouldn't have a ton of time to spend with Erik, nurse are very busy, so I tried to make it as realistic as I could while still having a story. Don't worry, you will see more of you favorite dou soon.