Chapter 3
Silence
When Blossom and Bubbles reached the hospital they found Buttercup laying in her bed staring up at the ceiling. She never looked at them, in fact about the only movement she made with her eyes was blinking.
" Buttercup?"
Silence.
" Buttercup?"
Silence.
" Why won't you speak to us, we're your sisters, remember?" Bubbles said tearfully. SILENCE. " We love you and we wanna know...." She couldn't finish and burst into tears.
" What she's trying to say is...... Do.... Are you..... Was it an act of suicide?" Blossom said barley getting the words out. Nothing. The nurse soon walked in with a tray of food. " Please try to get her to eat something," said the nurse handing Blossom the tray, " We've already tried three times this morning."
" We'll do what we can," Blossom said simply. The nurse left and Blossom turned to Buttercup. " Mmm, look your favorite corndogs," Blossom said trying to get Buttercup to talk, " Sure looks good huh?" Again, Silence.
" Please eat Buttercup....... For me? " Bubbles pleaded. Silence. " Do you hate us?" Buttercup didn't answer, but Bubbles could have sworn she shifted her eyes slightly.
For hours the girls sat there and Buttercup never spoke. " I wanna leave, I c..can't stay here any longer! " Bubbles said bursting into tears again.
" Okay, " she turned to Buttercup, " We'll be back tomorrow, 'kay? "
Silence.
*****
" Hello girls, how's Buttercup doing? " asked the Professor looking up from his lab work.
" We don't know. She didn't speak, or eat, or anything! " Bubbles wailed.
" Well, I'm sure she'll come around eventually. The hospital said she will be able to come home tomorrow."
" That's good, maybe once she get's in her room she'll at least make eye contact. " Blossom said with a weak smile.
Silence
When Blossom and Bubbles reached the hospital they found Buttercup laying in her bed staring up at the ceiling. She never looked at them, in fact about the only movement she made with her eyes was blinking.
" Buttercup?"
Silence.
" Buttercup?"
Silence.
" Why won't you speak to us, we're your sisters, remember?" Bubbles said tearfully. SILENCE. " We love you and we wanna know...." She couldn't finish and burst into tears.
" What she's trying to say is...... Do.... Are you..... Was it an act of suicide?" Blossom said barley getting the words out. Nothing. The nurse soon walked in with a tray of food. " Please try to get her to eat something," said the nurse handing Blossom the tray, " We've already tried three times this morning."
" We'll do what we can," Blossom said simply. The nurse left and Blossom turned to Buttercup. " Mmm, look your favorite corndogs," Blossom said trying to get Buttercup to talk, " Sure looks good huh?" Again, Silence.
" Please eat Buttercup....... For me? " Bubbles pleaded. Silence. " Do you hate us?" Buttercup didn't answer, but Bubbles could have sworn she shifted her eyes slightly.
For hours the girls sat there and Buttercup never spoke. " I wanna leave, I c..can't stay here any longer! " Bubbles said bursting into tears again.
" Okay, " she turned to Buttercup, " We'll be back tomorrow, 'kay? "
Silence.
*****
" Hello girls, how's Buttercup doing? " asked the Professor looking up from his lab work.
" We don't know. She didn't speak, or eat, or anything! " Bubbles wailed.
" Well, I'm sure she'll come around eventually. The hospital said she will be able to come home tomorrow."
" That's good, maybe once she get's in her room she'll at least make eye contact. " Blossom said with a weak smile.
