Well, here it is, Chapter Seven. And I'd like to thank a reviewer for giving me the idea for this chapter- thanx acosta pèrez josè ramiro, you'll see what I'm talking about.
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Cindy stood by a large waterfall. She could feel the small droplets of water cascade upon her, and then slide off her skin. She inhaled deeply, taking in the smell of the mountain spring. Cindy glanced to her left, to admire the large patch of wildflowers growing beside the enourmous waterfall. They were made up of so many colors that her mind could barely keep them all seperate. When, she reached down to pick one, where she pulled the flower from the stalk, another grew.
Cindy began to walk down the long path that she felt had been especially built for her. She followed the trail, before coming to a bend in the road. Cindy was unsure what to do next. She could either turn back, and go back the way she had come, or she could explore ahead. She was unsure what to do. After all, she had no idea where she was at.
Cindy's eyes fluttered open. She glanced at her surroundings, expecting to see the beautiful waterfall that she'd admired only a few moments earlier, but instead, she was met by the sight of hospital sheets, and white walls. Then, she remembered. She was in the hospital. All of the memories from the last few months came flooding back to her, rushing back in a river of thoughts. The sudden rush gave Cindy a headache.
She glanced to her left, sensing that someone else was in the room. A nurse stood beside her bed, checking her vital signs. She was a female, African American, and short. She gave off an air of attitude.
"What time is it?" asked Cindy, glancing up.
"Oh" said the nurse, clearly startled. "You're awake. Well, it's noon. You've been asleep for a good bit."
"I have to get to school!" exclaimed Cindy, throwing the covers back, and attempting to stand. All she got in return was a blood rush, and a long bout of couging.
"Sorry, you can't go anywhere. You have pneumonia. You know, it probably could have been prevented if you'd stayed inside. You can never be too sure when you have leukemia, it weakens the immune system, ya know?" asked the nurse.
Cindy wasn't listening. She lay back down as she let the nurse ramble on.
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He knew exactly what to do. Jimmy had an idea. It had been such a simple thing, too. Jimmy stared at the small bottle in front of him on the kitchen table. He had given the pills to Carl and his family before to supercharge their immune systems- and now, he could give it to Cindy, and she would get better. At least, that's what he hoped. There was only one problem though. It was a newer version of the medicine. He had never tested it out, so he had no idea what the side effects would be. He couldn't give Cindy the old version, because it wore off to quickly to do any good, and too much of it could cause serious problems.
But, he had no other choice.
Jimmy knew that he should be in school. He rarely missed a day, but he felt that Cindy's health was more important. Jimmy grabbed the bottle off of the table and raced out the door.
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Cindy stuck the plastic for deep in what she could only classify as gelatin. She hoped that's what it was. She'd never been fond of cafeteria food, but it seemed wonderful compared to the food at the hospital. She wondered how patients who'd been there a while could survive.
"Don't be pickin' at that food, young lady. You either eat it, or give it to me." said the nurse, who Cindy had learned was named Connie.
"Take it." said Cindy, motioning to the full tray in front of her.
"Okay, if that's what you want. But, I'm warning you, we're gonna have to do a spinal tap on ya in a few hours. . . so get prepared." said Connie, and she walked out.
Cindy groaned. She hated getting spinal taps.
"Oh, before I forget. . ." said Connie, peeping her head back through the door. "There's a young man here to see you." Connie raised her eyebrows, as she spoke.
A few moments later, Jimmy walked through the door, panting, as if he'd been running.
"Cindy. . . hey. . . " he gasped.
"Neutron? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in school?" she asked.
"Can't" he said.
Cindy let Jimmy catch his breath, and then continued her questioning.
"So, why are you here?" she asked.
"I have some good news." he said, thrusting the bottle of pills from his pocket, and into her hands.
"What's this?" she asked.
"It's for you. It'll build up your immune system and help you get better." he said.
"Are you serious?" she asked, examining the pills.
"Of course." he answered.
"So, do these pills have any freaky side affects that I should know about, like causing me to grow a second head?" asked Cindy.
"Okay, that's what I needed to tell you. I've never tested them. There wasn't enough time. But, they're just a more advanced version of some that I created earlier, so they should be fine."
"Well, that's just great. I can either lay in this stupid hosptal bed with cancer and pneumonia, and slowly wait to die. Or, I could take your dumb pills and die instantly. Hmm. . . what a descision." she retorted sarcastically.
Jimmy's voice took an unusually serious edge, "You're not going to die." he said.
"Geez, Neutron, it was just a joke." she said.
"Please, Cindy, just take them." he said.
"Why?" she asked, turning to look at him.
"What do you mean 'why', so you'll get better." he said.
"Why do you want me to get better?" she asked again.
"Well, because, I. . .. just. . . so that you can come back to school, and I can actually have some competition." he finally managed.
"And that's it?" she asked.
"Cindy. . . " he said, looking at her. "Yeah, that's it." he replied.
"Then, sorry, if you can't give me a better reason than that, then I'd rather stay in the hospital." she replied, tossing the bottle into his hands.
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Well, there it was, chap. 7. Please review!