The next morning, Chloe woke up to find Riley in her hospital room.
Riley was asleep in Larry's lap on the couch in the room. Chloe's vision
was normal, but she still had the mask on to help her breath.
"Riles," Chloe said gently. Riley rolled a little and woke Larry up. Chloe smiled at Larry and Larry smiled back.
"Its been rough for her," Larry said stroking Riley's hair. Macy sat up in the chair next to Chloe and startled her.
"Its been rough for all of us," Macy said stretching. Jake sat up from the ground. And Manuelo walked in from the hallway.
"I slept in the car so I could be here when you woke up," Manuelo said kissing Chloe's head.
"Im glad you're all here," she said, tears coming down her face. Riley woke up at the sound of different voices.
"Chloe," Riley said getting up. "Im sorry I ran out of her yesterday, the news was, well, shocking." Chloe grabbed her sister's hand.
"I don't blame you Riles, I felt like running out of here myself." Chloe's grip was weak, which made Riley hurt even more. Jake put his hand on Riley's shoulder. Riley turned into her dads protecting body and sobbed. Larry took Riley's hand.
"Mr. Carlson, I think Riley needs some air," Larry said, moving Jake out of the way. Riley soon adapted to Larry's body, as if it were Jake's. Slowly, Larry moved Riley out of the room and then to the outside of the hospital.
"Larry, every time I think about it, I doesn't seem real," Riley said walking onto the beach, "but when I look into Chloe's eyes, hold her hand, watch her sleep, I know its real. I can sense the death in the room. Like God is pacing around her bed, waiting for her to die. Just waiting, waiting like all of us." Larry followed her onto the beach.
"So why don't you ask to take Chloe home?" Larry said. Riley sat down.
"What?" she asked. Larry sat next to her.
"Well, hear me out. Tomorrow, ask the doctors if you can bring Chloe home! You guys could watch movies, visit the beach, be yourselves!" He said. Riley looked up.
"Yeah, but she's so weak. How could we visit the beach? She can barely walk," she said, digging her hand into the sand.
"She could use a wheelchair," Larry suggested. Riley stood up and Larry stood after her. "Your right Larry! Im going to make her last days alive great!" She hugged Larry and he hugged back.
"If you want, I could go over with Manuelo and decorate her room with her favorite things. Rent her favorite movies, that kind of stuff!" Riley kissed Larry on the cheek.
"You're a genius Larry! Thank you so much Larry!" tears streamed down Riley's face. She was going to make all of Chloe's dreams come true.
"Riles," Chloe said gently. Riley rolled a little and woke Larry up. Chloe smiled at Larry and Larry smiled back.
"Its been rough for her," Larry said stroking Riley's hair. Macy sat up in the chair next to Chloe and startled her.
"Its been rough for all of us," Macy said stretching. Jake sat up from the ground. And Manuelo walked in from the hallway.
"I slept in the car so I could be here when you woke up," Manuelo said kissing Chloe's head.
"Im glad you're all here," she said, tears coming down her face. Riley woke up at the sound of different voices.
"Chloe," Riley said getting up. "Im sorry I ran out of her yesterday, the news was, well, shocking." Chloe grabbed her sister's hand.
"I don't blame you Riles, I felt like running out of here myself." Chloe's grip was weak, which made Riley hurt even more. Jake put his hand on Riley's shoulder. Riley turned into her dads protecting body and sobbed. Larry took Riley's hand.
"Mr. Carlson, I think Riley needs some air," Larry said, moving Jake out of the way. Riley soon adapted to Larry's body, as if it were Jake's. Slowly, Larry moved Riley out of the room and then to the outside of the hospital.
"Larry, every time I think about it, I doesn't seem real," Riley said walking onto the beach, "but when I look into Chloe's eyes, hold her hand, watch her sleep, I know its real. I can sense the death in the room. Like God is pacing around her bed, waiting for her to die. Just waiting, waiting like all of us." Larry followed her onto the beach.
"So why don't you ask to take Chloe home?" Larry said. Riley sat down.
"What?" she asked. Larry sat next to her.
"Well, hear me out. Tomorrow, ask the doctors if you can bring Chloe home! You guys could watch movies, visit the beach, be yourselves!" He said. Riley looked up.
"Yeah, but she's so weak. How could we visit the beach? She can barely walk," she said, digging her hand into the sand.
"She could use a wheelchair," Larry suggested. Riley stood up and Larry stood after her. "Your right Larry! Im going to make her last days alive great!" She hugged Larry and he hugged back.
"If you want, I could go over with Manuelo and decorate her room with her favorite things. Rent her favorite movies, that kind of stuff!" Riley kissed Larry on the cheek.
"You're a genius Larry! Thank you so much Larry!" tears streamed down Riley's face. She was going to make all of Chloe's dreams come true.