Okay. Matt had a fever since his return from China, and found out that he got SARS. In the hospital, he met two friends – a blonde girl called Kaoru and a red-haired girl called Rei. And they also had the same disease. And that's a short summary.
Wisegirl claims that Digimon does not belong to her. No way she could afford that much money to buy it. Really.
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Chapter 4: The Pain (Tai's POV)
It had been three days since I sent Matt to the hospital. When I found him collapsed on the floor of his apartment, his temperature was very high and he was barely able to breathe; his breath was more like a wheezing.
To make things worse, he had to be sent to University Hospital in Keio, Mita; a so damn far place from Odaiba. It was the only hospital nearby that handled SARS patients. I was worried along the way to the hospital; everytime he released his breath, my heart skipped; as if he would not breathe again. It was so hurting, so hurt that I cried beside him.
Luckily he survived, but he slept and didn't wake up. Not only that, I was also quarantined to see if I got it too. I was fortunate that I don't have that virus, thanks to Mrs. Yamaguchi who told me to wear at least three layers of surgical mask.
Now I'm here, back to the hospital, to visit him. I had told Matt's father about what happened, and he had gone there to have his medical check-up. Geez, wonder if he's got SARS, too. Hope not.
The first thing I met when I entered 'the special ward for SARS patients' was Matt chatting happily with two girls. "Hey Matt," I greeted him happily.
"Tai!" The call from Matt somehow, had relieved me. I tried to hold back my tears to see him…alive. It was so rewarding to see my best friend still alive.
I approached the bed where Matt was. "How do you feel right now?" I asked.
He shrugged to hear my question. "I don't know," he replied. "Maybe a bit better." Then he began to cough so hard that I had to rub his back for him. "-Or maybe worse."
I released a heavy sigh. "I was worried, you know. When I saw you on the floor, I thought you'd die. There were so many problems sending you here, you know," I complained. "First, Odaiba Hospital don't accept you and asked the ambulance to send you here. Then there was a heavy traffic jam and you went like you'd die anytime. I was scared, you know." This time, I couldn't hold back my manly tears. "You didn't even tell me about the concert that time."
My cries made him and his new friends stared at me. I even caught the blond-haired girl whispered, "He cries like a baby."
"Hey, I'm not a baby!" I instantly protested, and quickly wiped the tears away from my face. "I'm just worried, that's all!" Of course, I saw nothing on her face as she wore a mask, but I thought she was smirking at me or something.
Then Matt introduced me to the girls; the blonde girl was Kaoru and the red-haired one was Rei. They were friends, and they went to the same concert Matt performed in China; that would explain why did they have SARS.
But then there were some things that bothered me. Firstly, why did only Matt got it? Where were the rest of the members of his band? Second, why was Kaoru looked healthy when she is sick? Lastly, if the girls were quarantined the day they reached the airport, why wasn't Matt quarantined? He was supposed to be quarantined, too!
All of them blinked when I asked all things that came up into my mind. Even they didn't know the answer. Only the first question was answered – the rest of the band didn't perform there. They had somehow declined the invitation. Only Matt accepted it. That's too bad.
"Taichi Yagami," suddenly I heard a woman called. It was a doctor, wearing the you-know-what, standing at the door. "Time's out," she said. "You should go now."
I saw hurt on everyone's eyes as I walked out of the room. "Don't worry Matt, I'll visit you again later. Okay?" That was all I tried to assure him as I went out.
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Finished for now. Not completed yet, however. Short chapters, random blabberings, etc… at least I got every point told.
Review, okay? Thanks. -_-