Chapter 7
Back in the alley, Hitomi still lay on the ground. She was drifting in and out of conchasness. She was dreaming though. She was seeing things in her mind.Things that she felt would calm her.*****flashbacks****
The cries were so loud. She ran in to her house. IT was the first time that she had felt real physical pain since she could remember. She ran in to the house screaming as loud as she could. Her mom came out of the lawndry room and saw the blood rushing out of her face.
"Momm,y, it hurts! I am bleeding! Fix it!"
"What happened?"
"I fell of the swing. I wanted to jump off and, I missed and fell face first."
"Awww, poor baby. Come here now."
She could remember the feeling of the cold cloth running across her face. IT was so cool, so wet, so comforting. She loved that feeling. Now as she lay still, the drugs taking over her body, the feeling of coolness was taking over her. She could feel it all around her. From her head to toe. She longed for the sweet cold feeling to last for ever. Then it all went blank.
Another sceen begins. IT is in grade 6. First drama production that she had ever been in. She could remember how proud her parents were. They always wanted her to sing on stange and now, she would be doing it in a play. IT is time for her to go out and play her part. She goes out and pulss it off with out one mistake. She felt so proud that day. Like nothing could rtuen her. Again her mind goes blank
The next sceen she sees seems oh so sad. She sits in a hospital room. She looks down at her friend. Her friend had been in a horable accident. She remembers watching her so close. She remembered the sounds that every machine made. They were all so rhythmic, never skipping a beat. She rembered what the doctors told her. Her friend would never wake again. She then asw the funeral. Felt and heard herself cry. She hated pain. Now, in her dream she was feeling it. Wasn't the point of the pills to rid of this?
Her mind whent blank once again but this time, there was no sceen. A figure came to her. It looked like her grandmother. The old woman took Hitomi's hand in hers.
"Child, why are you doing this? You mussent leave things unsettled right now. IT is not your time to come her."
"I canot take this grandma. Things are so hard now. Hanaka won't open up to me. She hates me. She hates Van."
"No child, she doesn't hate either of you. It is a part of her growing up. She wasn't raised like everyone else her age. Her life was a lot trickier. She has had to hold such a complicated secrit inside of her and it hurt her a lot. She is lashing out now because, that is the only way she knows how to deal with things."
"And what are we suppose to do?"
"Not run away from her. You have to hold her now. Help her understand. Make her in to the beautiful princess she will become. Let her tell certain few her secrit. She needs to get it out. Most of all, you have to go back home. You have to help her and Van. There will be serious trouble for her if you don't. I am sure you don't want that for your little girl do you?"
"No, I only want her to be happy. I just feel like I make no one happy. Not just her but, maybe even Van."
"You make Van very happy. HE loves you and you both love her. Now child, go now. Be with her. Wake up from this . Yes you will be cold and yes you will hurt but, you can't end things like this. You have to go home and change things. You have been so strong Hitomi. I am so proud of you. You have done nothing but help everyone in your life. You helped to win a war and you never let anyone down. Don't let the two people eho love you most down either."
Hitomi couldn't say anything. Her grandmother disappeared in a flaish and she could feel herself coming to. She felt the cold ground below her and a pair of arms rapped around her. She could hear avoice calling to her.
"Hitomi pleas wake up, please pleawse please! I have come to resque you. We have to get you to a hospital. You have to wake up for me."
She knew the voice but did not have the strength to respond. Again, she drifted in and out. Van sat with his wife in his arms. He held her and screamed over and over for help. The clirk could heara commotion coming from the allie. He ran out to see Van sobbing and screaming for someone to help his wife. He took a good look at the girl and instantly realized who it was
"That is Hitomi."
"Yes now please sir, help her. I am blind and I need to get her to a hospital right now. There is no time to waste. I am afraid that if we don't get her to a hospital fast, she may not make it.
"IT is alright kind sir, I will help you. I am the one to blame for this. I sold her the pills. I didn't think this would happen to her. I will run and call the ambulence right away."
The man rushed down to the drug store and called the ambulence. Hitomi was still drifting in and out. She could hear the commotion but couldn't respond. All of a sudden, she heard the sounds of sirens coming. She knew that they were coming for her. She tried to fight the feelings of sleepiness that were taking over her. The feelings that she had had and longed for. Now she wished them away. She could see what would happen to Van if she didn't try. The parimetics took her from Van's arms. She could hear him screaming for them to take care of her. For him to be allowed to go with her. She loved him so much., She knew he would never leave her. With him, they could make things clear for their daughter. They could help her understand. The parametics allowed Van to ride in the ambulence with Hitomi. He could hear them talking a bunch of jiberish to one another. He wished that he could understand but he couldn't. IT was hurting him so much. Now they were at the hospital and all they could do now was watch and wait.
Back in the alley, Hitomi still lay on the ground. She was drifting in and out of conchasness. She was dreaming though. She was seeing things in her mind.Things that she felt would calm her.*****flashbacks****
The cries were so loud. She ran in to her house. IT was the first time that she had felt real physical pain since she could remember. She ran in to the house screaming as loud as she could. Her mom came out of the lawndry room and saw the blood rushing out of her face.
"Momm,y, it hurts! I am bleeding! Fix it!"
"What happened?"
"I fell of the swing. I wanted to jump off and, I missed and fell face first."
"Awww, poor baby. Come here now."
She could remember the feeling of the cold cloth running across her face. IT was so cool, so wet, so comforting. She loved that feeling. Now as she lay still, the drugs taking over her body, the feeling of coolness was taking over her. She could feel it all around her. From her head to toe. She longed for the sweet cold feeling to last for ever. Then it all went blank.
Another sceen begins. IT is in grade 6. First drama production that she had ever been in. She could remember how proud her parents were. They always wanted her to sing on stange and now, she would be doing it in a play. IT is time for her to go out and play her part. She goes out and pulss it off with out one mistake. She felt so proud that day. Like nothing could rtuen her. Again her mind goes blank
The next sceen she sees seems oh so sad. She sits in a hospital room. She looks down at her friend. Her friend had been in a horable accident. She remembers watching her so close. She remembered the sounds that every machine made. They were all so rhythmic, never skipping a beat. She rembered what the doctors told her. Her friend would never wake again. She then asw the funeral. Felt and heard herself cry. She hated pain. Now, in her dream she was feeling it. Wasn't the point of the pills to rid of this?
Her mind whent blank once again but this time, there was no sceen. A figure came to her. It looked like her grandmother. The old woman took Hitomi's hand in hers.
"Child, why are you doing this? You mussent leave things unsettled right now. IT is not your time to come her."
"I canot take this grandma. Things are so hard now. Hanaka won't open up to me. She hates me. She hates Van."
"No child, she doesn't hate either of you. It is a part of her growing up. She wasn't raised like everyone else her age. Her life was a lot trickier. She has had to hold such a complicated secrit inside of her and it hurt her a lot. She is lashing out now because, that is the only way she knows how to deal with things."
"And what are we suppose to do?"
"Not run away from her. You have to hold her now. Help her understand. Make her in to the beautiful princess she will become. Let her tell certain few her secrit. She needs to get it out. Most of all, you have to go back home. You have to help her and Van. There will be serious trouble for her if you don't. I am sure you don't want that for your little girl do you?"
"No, I only want her to be happy. I just feel like I make no one happy. Not just her but, maybe even Van."
"You make Van very happy. HE loves you and you both love her. Now child, go now. Be with her. Wake up from this . Yes you will be cold and yes you will hurt but, you can't end things like this. You have to go home and change things. You have been so strong Hitomi. I am so proud of you. You have done nothing but help everyone in your life. You helped to win a war and you never let anyone down. Don't let the two people eho love you most down either."
Hitomi couldn't say anything. Her grandmother disappeared in a flaish and she could feel herself coming to. She felt the cold ground below her and a pair of arms rapped around her. She could hear avoice calling to her.
"Hitomi pleas wake up, please pleawse please! I have come to resque you. We have to get you to a hospital. You have to wake up for me."
She knew the voice but did not have the strength to respond. Again, she drifted in and out. Van sat with his wife in his arms. He held her and screamed over and over for help. The clirk could heara commotion coming from the allie. He ran out to see Van sobbing and screaming for someone to help his wife. He took a good look at the girl and instantly realized who it was
"That is Hitomi."
"Yes now please sir, help her. I am blind and I need to get her to a hospital right now. There is no time to waste. I am afraid that if we don't get her to a hospital fast, she may not make it.
"IT is alright kind sir, I will help you. I am the one to blame for this. I sold her the pills. I didn't think this would happen to her. I will run and call the ambulence right away."
The man rushed down to the drug store and called the ambulence. Hitomi was still drifting in and out. She could hear the commotion but couldn't respond. All of a sudden, she heard the sounds of sirens coming. She knew that they were coming for her. She tried to fight the feelings of sleepiness that were taking over her. The feelings that she had had and longed for. Now she wished them away. She could see what would happen to Van if she didn't try. The parimetics took her from Van's arms. She could hear him screaming for them to take care of her. For him to be allowed to go with her. She loved him so much., She knew he would never leave her. With him, they could make things clear for their daughter. They could help her understand. The parametics allowed Van to ride in the ambulence with Hitomi. He could hear them talking a bunch of jiberish to one another. He wished that he could understand but he couldn't. IT was hurting him so much. Now they were at the hospital and all they could do now was watch and wait.
