The next day I got up way to early, at about 7. I dragged Lori out of bed, so I'd have some company, and we headed down for breakfast. After eating (in which Lori ate almost nothing, big surprise) I headed back to my room with Lori.
We tried to play some card games, but my mind wasn't really in the game. Lori beat me in five games, easily. Even that didn't bug me.
After that, we kind of sat around for a while. Lori went to see Doctor Steve, but I didn't have an appointment with him that day, so I sat around the room and drove myself crazy.
Finally finally finally it was 2 o'clock. Lori and I headed down to the main desk, where we sat to wait for Ellie and Marco.
At 2:06, they arrived!
Ellie and I shrieked, the way girls are supposed to when they meet. We hugged and shrieked, and then hugged again. Finally, when she stopped mauling me (or hugging, I get confused with Ellie), I gave Marco a hug. Then I introduced both of them to Lori. After they made small talk for a little while, I couldn't hold in what I had wanted to ask anymore.
"What's my surprise?" I asked, practically exploding.
"Oh yeah!" Ellie said. "Can we go back to your room so that I may reveal it in all of its glory?"
"Yeah!" I said, leading the way.
When we made it down to our room, Ellie and Marco were silent.
"Well, it's not a palace, but its pretty nice. And I have a good roommate so…" I trailed off, feeling sort of defensive about their dirty looks at my room.
"No! It's not that!" Ellie said.
"Its just, well, I guess we expected something different. This looks like a college dorm room," Marco said.
"Hey, it's nice," I insisted. I pulled out four chairs, and set them around a table we had. Ellie then pulled out a few wrapped things from inside her bookbag. She even pulled out a few things for Lori, which made me very happy.
I tore into a package right away, and so did Lori. I opened a wonderful delicious looking box of chocolate donuts. Lori opened a box of assorted candies. We went back and forth with that for a while, opening all sorts of food.
"AHHH! Thank you so much!" I exclaimed. "They definitely were not giving me food as good as this! I love you both!"
Lori looked a little overwhelmed.
"And pretty soon Lori, you'll actually WANT to eat all of that!"
"Oh no," Marco moaned.
"What?" I asked.
"Lori, do you have an eating disorder?" he asked.
"Yes," she mumbled.
"I'm so sorry. I didn't even think to ask Ashley. That was so stupid of me."
"Hey, not to worry," Lori said, smiling a little. "Its high time I started eating junk food again." She opened a pack of donuts. She picked one up, and without a second thought, she took a bite. I was so excited, so I picked up a donut.
"To Lori, for eating a really great looking chocolate donut!" I said, pretending to toast her. Everyone else grabbed a donut, and we all toasted her with our desert.
All of a sudden, Doctor Steve appeared in our room with a tray full of food trays. "Special delivery!" he called. "I figured you guys could eat in here today, on account of you having friends."
"Want to join us?" I asked.
"Nah, actually, I mostly came to tell you even more good news you could celebrate."
"What, the cafeteria's food is edible?"
"No!" he laughed. "Way better than that."
"What?" Lori asked.
"The both of you are getting out of here."
"Are you serious?" I asked.
"OH MY GOD! I GET TO LEAVE? WHEN WHEN WHEN?" Lori shouted.
"The both of you are leaving in a week. Lori, I'm so impressed with your weight gain, and I think you'll honestly continue it out of the hospital. And Ash, you don't need to be here to get better anymore. Both of you will have to visit me, oh, twice a week for a nice chat, but you won't have to sleep here anymore. I'm calling your parents tonight, and you'll be out by Friday."
I couldn't contain myself. I jumped up, and hugged Doctor Steve, and then Lori, and then Ellie and Marco.
"I LOVE EVERYONE!" Lori shouted.
"And on that not," Doctor Steve said, smiling, "I leave you to finish your meal. Enjoy."
"Getting out. Can you believe it?" Lori asked.
"Going home," I whispered. It sounded too good to be true.
We tried to play some card games, but my mind wasn't really in the game. Lori beat me in five games, easily. Even that didn't bug me.
After that, we kind of sat around for a while. Lori went to see Doctor Steve, but I didn't have an appointment with him that day, so I sat around the room and drove myself crazy.
Finally finally finally it was 2 o'clock. Lori and I headed down to the main desk, where we sat to wait for Ellie and Marco.
At 2:06, they arrived!
Ellie and I shrieked, the way girls are supposed to when they meet. We hugged and shrieked, and then hugged again. Finally, when she stopped mauling me (or hugging, I get confused with Ellie), I gave Marco a hug. Then I introduced both of them to Lori. After they made small talk for a little while, I couldn't hold in what I had wanted to ask anymore.
"What's my surprise?" I asked, practically exploding.
"Oh yeah!" Ellie said. "Can we go back to your room so that I may reveal it in all of its glory?"
"Yeah!" I said, leading the way.
When we made it down to our room, Ellie and Marco were silent.
"Well, it's not a palace, but its pretty nice. And I have a good roommate so…" I trailed off, feeling sort of defensive about their dirty looks at my room.
"No! It's not that!" Ellie said.
"Its just, well, I guess we expected something different. This looks like a college dorm room," Marco said.
"Hey, it's nice," I insisted. I pulled out four chairs, and set them around a table we had. Ellie then pulled out a few wrapped things from inside her bookbag. She even pulled out a few things for Lori, which made me very happy.
I tore into a package right away, and so did Lori. I opened a wonderful delicious looking box of chocolate donuts. Lori opened a box of assorted candies. We went back and forth with that for a while, opening all sorts of food.
"AHHH! Thank you so much!" I exclaimed. "They definitely were not giving me food as good as this! I love you both!"
Lori looked a little overwhelmed.
"And pretty soon Lori, you'll actually WANT to eat all of that!"
"Oh no," Marco moaned.
"What?" I asked.
"Lori, do you have an eating disorder?" he asked.
"Yes," she mumbled.
"I'm so sorry. I didn't even think to ask Ashley. That was so stupid of me."
"Hey, not to worry," Lori said, smiling a little. "Its high time I started eating junk food again." She opened a pack of donuts. She picked one up, and without a second thought, she took a bite. I was so excited, so I picked up a donut.
"To Lori, for eating a really great looking chocolate donut!" I said, pretending to toast her. Everyone else grabbed a donut, and we all toasted her with our desert.
All of a sudden, Doctor Steve appeared in our room with a tray full of food trays. "Special delivery!" he called. "I figured you guys could eat in here today, on account of you having friends."
"Want to join us?" I asked.
"Nah, actually, I mostly came to tell you even more good news you could celebrate."
"What, the cafeteria's food is edible?"
"No!" he laughed. "Way better than that."
"What?" Lori asked.
"The both of you are getting out of here."
"Are you serious?" I asked.
"OH MY GOD! I GET TO LEAVE? WHEN WHEN WHEN?" Lori shouted.
"The both of you are leaving in a week. Lori, I'm so impressed with your weight gain, and I think you'll honestly continue it out of the hospital. And Ash, you don't need to be here to get better anymore. Both of you will have to visit me, oh, twice a week for a nice chat, but you won't have to sleep here anymore. I'm calling your parents tonight, and you'll be out by Friday."
I couldn't contain myself. I jumped up, and hugged Doctor Steve, and then Lori, and then Ellie and Marco.
"I LOVE EVERYONE!" Lori shouted.
"And on that not," Doctor Steve said, smiling, "I leave you to finish your meal. Enjoy."
"Getting out. Can you believe it?" Lori asked.
"Going home," I whispered. It sounded too good to be true.