Chapter 5: Maia's POV
Mommy, I mean Diana's, boss, Mr. Ryland has taken me to the cafeteria to eat dinner. I know that he's nice, and friendly, but I also know that he will get a job in Washington D.C. and stop being my mommy's-Diana's-boss.
I don't really understand what's going on, just that the doctors are done taking care of mommy and that she is sleeping right now. Why do adults always see me and think that I am eight? I know much more than they do. For example, Tom's son, Kyle, he's the answer to everything that's happened these past few months. And Mommy, I mean Diana, is going to adopt me in the next year.
That last thought makes me happy. That Diana and I will be a real family. I couldn't tell exactly but I sensed something about her when she was talking to me before sending me home with the Griffins. That's when I had the vision, the one that said that Diana would take me home. I was determined to make that one come true.
"Maia, are you ready to go back upstairs?" Mommy's boss asks me.
I nod in response and follow him to the elevator which we take back to the third floor. As we reached Diana's room, we noticed Tom pacing back and forth outside Diana's room.
"Tom, what happened?" Ryland asked. "Did they kick you out?"
"No, Diana couldn't breath," Tom said. "I called the doctor and they booted me out while they worked on her."
"How long have they been in there?"
"Ten minutes," Tom replied as he cradled his head in his hands. "Oh god! It was so scary."
"What could it have been?" Ryland asked as he sat down and pulled me up on his lap. "What were you guys talking about?"
"I don't even remember," Tom said. "All I remember was that her eyes went from very calm to frightened in about a second. Her hand was shaking, and she was panting, she couldn't breathe."
Just then the doctor came out. "Mr. Baldwin?"
"Yes," Tom asked. "What's wrong?"
"She was having an anxiety attack," the doctor said. "She was starting to remember what happened before the explosion."
"That's all?" Tom asked.
"Yes, Mr. Baldwin, we're treating it with a mild sedative, it should help her get a good night's sleep," the doctor said. "She needs rest but she was asking for Maia."
Tom turned to look at me. "Can she go in for a few minutes."
"Yes," the doctor said. "She's very weak but it should be okay."
"Okay, thank you doctor," Tom said. The doctor left and Tom turned to me. "Maia, do you want to see Diana?"
"Yes," I answer. "Please."
"Okay," Tom said. "Let me go tell her you're coming in."
Tom got up and walked through the door to Diana's hospital room. I sat there for a little while. I had nothing to say. I contemplated telling Tom that the school had kicked me out but then I decided that Diana would probably be able to explain it better. I want to see Diana, I want to know that she's alright.
Tom comes out and motions for me to go in. I get up and enter the hospital room. There are machines all around her. They're beeping. I look over to the bed and see Diana lying there with her eyes closed. For a moment I think that she's asleep but then I climb onto the bed and fling my arms around her.
She opens her eyes and looks at me, "Maia, you're okay?"
"Yeah," I said.
"I was worried," she said. It's obvious that the drugs are taking effect. She lets out a few weak coughs before our conversation continues.
"Are you okay?"
"I will be," she whispered. "Don't worry. I will be." I started crying into Diana's chest. I had to tell her. I couldn't keep it to myself any longer. "Maia, what's wrong?"
"I knew the bomb was in the car when you opened the door," I cried. "I'm sorry that I didn't tell you."
"It's okay," Diana said. "I'm not mad at you. I probably wouldn't have been able to outrun it anyway. I'm just glad that you're okay. That's all that matters."
She moved her hands so that they rested on my back and I wanted to stay in this moment all night. I closed my eyes and hoped that if I feel asleep they wouldn't remove me from the room. But soon I heard the door open and Tom came into the room.
"Maia, I'm sorry, but we have to leave." He said.
"Come here," Diana said weakly. I moved closer to her face on the bed and bent down. Diana kissed me on the cheek and then pulled away. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"See ya," Maia said as she got down from the bed and exited the room.
TBC