"Doctor, how is he?" I ask. I trying to keep the anxiety out of my voice, but I fail miserably.
"I think he will live." He replies.
"God… Thank God…" I exult, relieved.
"You aren't looking to good yourself, perhaps you should be treated as well, you have a profusion of bruises and wounds all over your body. I'll give you a bed next to your boyfriend. You can go up in five minutes." The doctor leaves.
"I go up to his room. My mind is ecstatic. HE'S GOING TO LIVE!!!!
"How are you feeling, Ash?" I ask.
"Much better now that you are here." He says through gritted teeth, trying to smile, trying to hide his pain. I can see through the weak mask easily.
"You can't fool me. You must feel horrible with all those waves of interminable pain crashing into you."
"I'm sorry I made you cry. I would never want to be the cause of personal pain."
"Oh, Ash.. why do you have to be so selfless? You're breaking my heart. Getting hurt so much."
"I wouldn't want to do that either, but I can't help but do my best to protect you from harm."
"At least you'll be alright."
"…"
"What is it?"
"I'm afraid that that is not entirely true."
"What….? What is it?" I ask quickly.
"I've been having… meetings with death itself. I've seen myself literally on the brink of death and even in its jaws, and not metaphorically." He says morosely. "Death gave me a revelation. It told me that I would live, but my life was not unconditional. When I saw it for the second time, I thought that the condition was that my life was only to be extended until I saw you again. But it said I was to live … for now…"
"We'll share whatever hardships together, I'll always be with you." I say in what I hope is a reassuring tone.
"I think he will live." He replies.
"God… Thank God…" I exult, relieved.
"You aren't looking to good yourself, perhaps you should be treated as well, you have a profusion of bruises and wounds all over your body. I'll give you a bed next to your boyfriend. You can go up in five minutes." The doctor leaves.
"I go up to his room. My mind is ecstatic. HE'S GOING TO LIVE!!!!
"How are you feeling, Ash?" I ask.
"Much better now that you are here." He says through gritted teeth, trying to smile, trying to hide his pain. I can see through the weak mask easily.
"You can't fool me. You must feel horrible with all those waves of interminable pain crashing into you."
"I'm sorry I made you cry. I would never want to be the cause of personal pain."
"Oh, Ash.. why do you have to be so selfless? You're breaking my heart. Getting hurt so much."
"I wouldn't want to do that either, but I can't help but do my best to protect you from harm."
"At least you'll be alright."
"…"
"What is it?"
"I'm afraid that that is not entirely true."
"What….? What is it?" I ask quickly.
"I've been having… meetings with death itself. I've seen myself literally on the brink of death and even in its jaws, and not metaphorically." He says morosely. "Death gave me a revelation. It told me that I would live, but my life was not unconditional. When I saw it for the second time, I thought that the condition was that my life was only to be extended until I saw you again. But it said I was to live … for now…"
"We'll share whatever hardships together, I'll always be with you." I say in what I hope is a reassuring tone.
