Chapter six
Nightmares became nightly for for May Lin. Nearly a week
later , she was still in bed recouperating. This morning the doctor came in to check on her,he surprised her.
He wanted her to try and get out of bed and walk. "I think you are ready." May Lin wasn't sure. She was nervous, and had almost given up.
She thought about it for a moment, and looked into the doctor's eyes. She nodded. He smiled, "Ok then, lets give it a try." He pulled the
blankets off of May Lin. She sat up. Ignoring the pain, she put her feet on the floor, and began to slowly rise. She felt a sharp pain in her stomach and grunted .
She fell back onto the bed. "That's ok, you did very well,don't worry we can try again tommorow." "No." The doctor turned around and looked at May Lin, that was the first time she had
spoken to him. Looking into the young girl's eyes, he saw a fiery determination. "Alright then, lets try it again." he said remebering himself calling her a fighter when she pulled through death.
Rising one more time, May Lin felt the same pain but she ignored it. Gritting her teeth she stood up stright. Wanting to go one step further,She pushed herself to take a step foward. Looking at the doctor, she noticed he was smiling.
Sitting back down on the bed May Lin smiled for the first time in a long while.
Later that night, Mulan and Shang went to visit with May Lin, like they had been every night latly. Expecting to see her staring at the celing, Mualn and Shang were surprised to see
May Lin looking right at them smiling. Returning the smile, Mulan and Shang sat down. "How are you"? Mulan asked May Lin obviously noticeing a change in her. "I'm doing alright." She replied. "That's good."
Shang said relieved. After that night, it became a ritual for May Lin, Mulan, and Shang to visit with eachother. Soon,they became good friends. About a month later, the doctor called sent for Mulan and Shang.
Worried something happened to May Lin, they rushed through the halls. When they reached May Lin's room, the doctor was waiting outside her door, smiling. "Sorry if I alarmed you, but May Lin has something very imprtant she wants to show you."
Beckoning them to come in, they followed. May Lin was sitting up on her bed. Mulan was surprised, the whole time she saw May Lin she had never seen her sit up. "Oh Lin, congratulations. your sitting up!" Mulan started to walk over to her, but May Lin put up a haulting hand.
"No that's not it." Confused Mulan stepped back. May Lin smiled. She rose up. Standing steadily, May Lin walked with ease across the room. She turned to face Mulan and Shang, who were standing there wide eyed. Snapping out of their shock Mulan ran over to May Lin smiling, then hugged her.
"Why, how long have you been walking? Smiling, May Lin said "Well the doctor and I have been working on it for the past month, I did'nt tell you guys because I wanted to surprise you." Shang, now smiling said "Well your full of surprises, congradualations. I'll have to ask you for tips on that sometime." "No problem." May Lin said going up to Shang and hugging him.
A bit surprised, he returned the embrace. Later that night, May Lin sat in her bed crying. She seemed so happy and well to everyone, she was in a way. But, she could'nt get rid of the grief she still had heavy on her heart. She wanted revenge,and one way or another she would get it.
Back at Mulan's home, in the temple the old ansestor came out of a stone in a blue cloud of smoke. Raising his staff, and looking at the statue of the little guardian dragon, he said "Mushu, awaken!"
Nightmares became nightly for for May Lin. Nearly a week
later , she was still in bed recouperating. This morning the doctor came in to check on her,he surprised her.
He wanted her to try and get out of bed and walk. "I think you are ready." May Lin wasn't sure. She was nervous, and had almost given up.
She thought about it for a moment, and looked into the doctor's eyes. She nodded. He smiled, "Ok then, lets give it a try." He pulled the
blankets off of May Lin. She sat up. Ignoring the pain, she put her feet on the floor, and began to slowly rise. She felt a sharp pain in her stomach and grunted .
She fell back onto the bed. "That's ok, you did very well,don't worry we can try again tommorow." "No." The doctor turned around and looked at May Lin, that was the first time she had
spoken to him. Looking into the young girl's eyes, he saw a fiery determination. "Alright then, lets try it again." he said remebering himself calling her a fighter when she pulled through death.
Rising one more time, May Lin felt the same pain but she ignored it. Gritting her teeth she stood up stright. Wanting to go one step further,She pushed herself to take a step foward. Looking at the doctor, she noticed he was smiling.
Sitting back down on the bed May Lin smiled for the first time in a long while.
Later that night, Mulan and Shang went to visit with May Lin, like they had been every night latly. Expecting to see her staring at the celing, Mualn and Shang were surprised to see
May Lin looking right at them smiling. Returning the smile, Mulan and Shang sat down. "How are you"? Mulan asked May Lin obviously noticeing a change in her. "I'm doing alright." She replied. "That's good."
Shang said relieved. After that night, it became a ritual for May Lin, Mulan, and Shang to visit with eachother. Soon,they became good friends. About a month later, the doctor called sent for Mulan and Shang.
Worried something happened to May Lin, they rushed through the halls. When they reached May Lin's room, the doctor was waiting outside her door, smiling. "Sorry if I alarmed you, but May Lin has something very imprtant she wants to show you."
Beckoning them to come in, they followed. May Lin was sitting up on her bed. Mulan was surprised, the whole time she saw May Lin she had never seen her sit up. "Oh Lin, congratulations. your sitting up!" Mulan started to walk over to her, but May Lin put up a haulting hand.
"No that's not it." Confused Mulan stepped back. May Lin smiled. She rose up. Standing steadily, May Lin walked with ease across the room. She turned to face Mulan and Shang, who were standing there wide eyed. Snapping out of their shock Mulan ran over to May Lin smiling, then hugged her.
"Why, how long have you been walking? Smiling, May Lin said "Well the doctor and I have been working on it for the past month, I did'nt tell you guys because I wanted to surprise you." Shang, now smiling said "Well your full of surprises, congradualations. I'll have to ask you for tips on that sometime." "No problem." May Lin said going up to Shang and hugging him.
A bit surprised, he returned the embrace. Later that night, May Lin sat in her bed crying. She seemed so happy and well to everyone, she was in a way. But, she could'nt get rid of the grief she still had heavy on her heart. She wanted revenge,and one way or another she would get it.
Back at Mulan's home, in the temple the old ansestor came out of a stone in a blue cloud of smoke. Raising his staff, and looking at the statue of the little guardian dragon, he said "Mushu, awaken!"
