The Trials of Friendship
Chapter 3-Some disturbing News
Taranees' POV
I could barely feel the floor. I didn't hear anything anyone said, all I could hear was the doctors words in my head. Will, in a coma? No way, it wasn't possible. Will was one of the strongest people I knew, how could this happen to her? I felt tears welling up in my eyes. I sat down hard in my chair, buried my face and my hands and burst into tears. I was still having a hard time believing this, but reality had basically hit home. I felt someone lay a hand on my shoulder, and looked up to see Hay Lin had sat down next to me, a weak little smile on her face to try and reassure me. I didn't even try to return the smile, just turned away from Hay Lin. I didn't want comfort. I wanted to be left alone.
"How long will it last?" Irma finally asked, her voice shaking.
"We don't know", said the doctor. "She could wake up at any time. Could be tomorrow, could be the next day, or…it could be never"
I don't remember leaving the hospital. I don't remember going home. All I remember is walking into my room and collapsing onto my bed. I think I was sleeping thru everything else. Hay Lin told me later it looked like I was in shock. And she was probably right. All I could really think about was Will. She was my best friend, and she might…die? I could barely think about it. Will had moved to Heatherfield a few days after I did. We met one morning when we were both late for school. We talked a little, and both got busted for being late to class. After words we had walked home with each other, and gotten to know each other a little better. Will was practically my best friend, and now she was…not gone. Not yet anyway. What was I supposed to do?
I sort of slid thru school the next day. I have no clue what the teachers talked about, and I don't even remember what I had for lunch. That's how out of it I was.
After school the four of us walked to the hospital. We wanted to go see how Will was doing, even though we didn't expect much. We ran into Wills mom on the way out, and she told us just we thought: no change. We hadn't expected there to be, but we were crushed just the same.
We finally made it up to Wills room, but as I got there, I realized something: I didn't want to go in.
"You go in", I said. It was the first words I had said in a I don't know how long. Cornelia gave me a weird look, but Hay Lin just nodded and said, "All right, you can wait here", and she and the others went in.
"Coward", I muttered, completely hating myself. "Will needs you, and you're scared, but then again, what else is new, right?"
"Why are you talking to yourself?" I looked down and saw a little girl around seven or so looking up at me.
"No reason", I said.
"Do you have a family member here?", she asked.
"No, my best friend", I said.
"Oh", she said. "I'm sorry. My mommy is here. She has cancer"
I'm sorry", I said. I felt like a jerk. "I'm Taranee. What's your name?"
"Katelyn", she said. "How long has your friend been in the hospital?"
"A day", I said. "How long has your mom been here?"
"A week", said Katelyn. "She didn't feel good one day, so my daddy brought her here, and she's been here ever since"
"I'm sorry", I said.
"It's not your fault silly", said Katelyn with a smile. "I know my mommy will get better. She's been here before, and she always got out feeling better"
I admired Katelyn's optimism, really I did, but she seemed a little too happy. Her mom was in the hospital, and she had cancer, yet Katelyn was still keeping her hopes up. Something didn't feel right about it.
"Taranee?" Cornelia, Hay Lin, and Irma had finally come out of Wills' room, and all of them looked ready to leave.
"Well, it's been nice talkin to you Kate", I said. "But I gotta go, see ya"
"Bye!" Katelyn chirped as we walked away.
"Who was that?" Irma asked as we walked out.
"A little girl who's been through way to much", I answered.
(Well, i updated finaly, but i got alot of work to do,i hav school reports (and i havnt started school yet!) so dont expect much more on updates for a while, sadly pouts