Part 10: Messing With The Words
Lily turned to a picture sitting on a desk in the corner of the small hospital room. She was bored, and had been for hours. The Randall's had taken her out to eat, and when she returned to the hospital Jessica was fast asleep. She sighed and shifted her gaze to the wall clock, nearly 9:30 at night.
"Been waiting long?" A voice asked as if it had the energy of a fully charged battery.
"Are you always this cheerful?" Lily asked.
"And you never get used to it, not even after 14 years." Jessica replied with a grin.
"Don't you mean fifteen?" Lily asked cautiously.
"Not until next week." Jessica replied enthusiastically.
"And then as soon as you're fifteen, you get the transplant." Lily explained softly.
"It's what I live for!" Jessica exclaimed, trying to sound optimistic.
"I haven't even known you a week, and I can tell what you're feeling." Lily said. "So why don't you talk about it?"
"Does that little tone always work on your friends?" Jessica asked.
"Usually." Lily laughed. "Oh and by the way our birthday is in three days, not next week."
"Technically..." Jessica countered.
"Technicality doesn't matter." Lily stated.
"Somehow I didn't think it would." Jessica said making a sound that was half giggle half hiccup.
"Well technically technicality does matter in some instances." Lily explained.
"What've you got there?" Jessica asked eyeing something on the bed next to Lily.
"Oh this?" Lily asked. "That's just a we're sorry we lied to you please take this gift in apology, laptop."
"Doing anything worth while?" Jessica was again as cheerful as ever.
"E-mailing my friends." Lily replied with an evil grin on her face.
"Looks like they e-mailed you back." Jessica nodded at the screen, feeling slightly awkward in the presence of such a familiar machine.
"Say cheese!" Lily stood next to Jessica and pulled out a camera. Before Jessica could object she snapped a photo.
"Oh I hate you!" Jessica countered. "I'm not very photogenic.
"You're right, this photo should be burned. You look sooooo ugly!" Lily said seriously.
"Hey!" Jessica said.
"Should look nice in the warehouse..." Lily smiled mischievously. Jessica seemed to understand her meaning, and didn't question her actions.
"Just remember I could get you humiliated in front of all your friends... and I could accidentally let your little secret slip..." Jessica took the pictures of Ray, Robbie, and Travis from underneath her pillow.
"I'm never gonna live this down am I?" Lily asked.
"No way!" Jessica replied.
"So are you nervous?" Lily asked, trying not sound nervous herself.
"About what?" Jessica asked confused.
"Our first birthday...together." Lily replied.
Lily turned to a picture sitting on a desk in the corner of the small hospital room. She was bored, and had been for hours. The Randall's had taken her out to eat, and when she returned to the hospital Jessica was fast asleep. She sighed and shifted her gaze to the wall clock, nearly 9:30 at night.
"Been waiting long?" A voice asked as if it had the energy of a fully charged battery.
"Are you always this cheerful?" Lily asked.
"And you never get used to it, not even after 14 years." Jessica replied with a grin.
"Don't you mean fifteen?" Lily asked cautiously.
"Not until next week." Jessica replied enthusiastically.
"And then as soon as you're fifteen, you get the transplant." Lily explained softly.
"It's what I live for!" Jessica exclaimed, trying to sound optimistic.
"I haven't even known you a week, and I can tell what you're feeling." Lily said. "So why don't you talk about it?"
"Does that little tone always work on your friends?" Jessica asked.
"Usually." Lily laughed. "Oh and by the way our birthday is in three days, not next week."
"Technically..." Jessica countered.
"Technicality doesn't matter." Lily stated.
"Somehow I didn't think it would." Jessica said making a sound that was half giggle half hiccup.
"Well technically technicality does matter in some instances." Lily explained.
"What've you got there?" Jessica asked eyeing something on the bed next to Lily.
"Oh this?" Lily asked. "That's just a we're sorry we lied to you please take this gift in apology, laptop."
"Doing anything worth while?" Jessica was again as cheerful as ever.
"E-mailing my friends." Lily replied with an evil grin on her face.
"Looks like they e-mailed you back." Jessica nodded at the screen, feeling slightly awkward in the presence of such a familiar machine.
"Say cheese!" Lily stood next to Jessica and pulled out a camera. Before Jessica could object she snapped a photo.
"Oh I hate you!" Jessica countered. "I'm not very photogenic.
"You're right, this photo should be burned. You look sooooo ugly!" Lily said seriously.
"Hey!" Jessica said.
"Should look nice in the warehouse..." Lily smiled mischievously. Jessica seemed to understand her meaning, and didn't question her actions.
"Just remember I could get you humiliated in front of all your friends... and I could accidentally let your little secret slip..." Jessica took the pictures of Ray, Robbie, and Travis from underneath her pillow.
"I'm never gonna live this down am I?" Lily asked.
"No way!" Jessica replied.
"So are you nervous?" Lily asked, trying not sound nervous herself.
"About what?" Jessica asked confused.
"Our first birthday...together." Lily replied.