Dear Daddy,
I went to school today without Brady and the others. I'd almost forgotten what it was like to go to school by myself. It was kind of weird. Marina was waiting for me by the door like always. I didn't feel like talking to her right now. I haven't been able to think about anything except John lying deathly still, all alone, in his hospital bed. Marina grinned at me, but I couldn't force myself to smile back. I walked up the stairs and Marina tagged along after me.
"Chloe, what's wrong?"
"John's in the hospital."
"John! Is he okay?"
"Not really."
Marina stopped talking and I think she actually understood.
The day seemed to drag on at school. I couldn't focus on my school assignments or what Mrs. Turner was saying. I looked up and stared at the door and saw Mommy standing on the otherside through the window. She knocked when she knew I'd seen her and Mrs. Turner let her in.
"Dr. Waters, is something wrong? I thought everything had been cleared up."
I knew Mrs. Turner was talking about the bad man. Even after he died, everything revolved around him. John being in the hospital, Mommy coming to visit the school, Mrs. Turner worrying about something being wrong.
"Everything is fine. I just need Chloe for the rest of the day."
I stood up quickly, my heart pounding in my chest. What if John had died while I was at school? What if he was gone? I picked up my backpack and met Mommy at the door. We left the class and at first Mommy didn't say anything. That made me even more scared. She was trying to break the news gently. That's why she wasn't saying anything! She smiled at me and that confused me even more.
"John's going to make it. He's awake and he's healing."
The pain that was surrounding me stopped totally. John wasn't going to leave me. I smiled really big and I noticed how much happier Mommy seemed.
"Can I visit him?"
"Not yet. You'll have to wait for a couple of days."
Mommy took my hand and my backpack.
"Until then, I'll let you call him when we get home."
That made me feel a little bit better, but it'd be more fun to see him.
Love,
Chloe Waters
I went to school today without Brady and the others. I'd almost forgotten what it was like to go to school by myself. It was kind of weird. Marina was waiting for me by the door like always. I didn't feel like talking to her right now. I haven't been able to think about anything except John lying deathly still, all alone, in his hospital bed. Marina grinned at me, but I couldn't force myself to smile back. I walked up the stairs and Marina tagged along after me.
"Chloe, what's wrong?"
"John's in the hospital."
"John! Is he okay?"
"Not really."
Marina stopped talking and I think she actually understood.
The day seemed to drag on at school. I couldn't focus on my school assignments or what Mrs. Turner was saying. I looked up and stared at the door and saw Mommy standing on the otherside through the window. She knocked when she knew I'd seen her and Mrs. Turner let her in.
"Dr. Waters, is something wrong? I thought everything had been cleared up."
I knew Mrs. Turner was talking about the bad man. Even after he died, everything revolved around him. John being in the hospital, Mommy coming to visit the school, Mrs. Turner worrying about something being wrong.
"Everything is fine. I just need Chloe for the rest of the day."
I stood up quickly, my heart pounding in my chest. What if John had died while I was at school? What if he was gone? I picked up my backpack and met Mommy at the door. We left the class and at first Mommy didn't say anything. That made me even more scared. She was trying to break the news gently. That's why she wasn't saying anything! She smiled at me and that confused me even more.
"John's going to make it. He's awake and he's healing."
The pain that was surrounding me stopped totally. John wasn't going to leave me. I smiled really big and I noticed how much happier Mommy seemed.
"Can I visit him?"
"Not yet. You'll have to wait for a couple of days."
Mommy took my hand and my backpack.
"Until then, I'll let you call him when we get home."
That made me feel a little bit better, but it'd be more fun to see him.
Love,
Chloe Waters