Another shade of grey

Don't you just hate it when people stare at you when you're sleeping, knocked unconscious, or dead? Well I hate it. It's a total invasion of my privacy. Seeing me at my most vulnerable /God forbid/ is like domestic abuse. I mean, they might decide to touch you /Sir, what are you doing/ or poke your cheeks and say 'putty' or do other disgusting things to you they don't normally do because you'd be awake to kick the crap out of them. Damn. But more importantly - what if I .. drool? And they happen to have a camera and sell the photo on eBay? Or worse.. auction it on Amazon CA under 'FEMALE child photos', which will attract pedophiles by the droves?

Oh noes!

That was exactly what went through my mind when I opened my eyes /I'll see you in an another dream, mommy../ and found Kai staring into them.

"Wh- "

"Shut up. You're not supposed to talk."

I can smell his cologne all the way from here. My god. How conceited can this guy get? He's telling me to shut up? No one does that to me! Bastard. Ow. Headache. What is this place? And what am I sitting on?

That better not be a bedpan…

"You suffered a concussion from a blow to the head. You fell asleep outside the door, and they kicked it open too hard from the inside. This is the school health room."

And suddenly he's psychic. All hail King Kai.

Feehh.. A concussion? How could I get a concussion? I'm Tala. I am the best. I'm not a Weakling /..haha, how you've grown, little boy./ First a nosebleed and now this shit. Tell me, is this "Hurt The New Kid" day? Ughh. Stop looking at me. Do. Not. Look. At. Me. Damn. Can't speak. Head hurts too much. Like daggers digging into my brain. Get me some Tylenol, Cold Bastard. Why is he here anyways? Shouldn't a nurse be attending me or something? And how did he get past the receptionist with that outfit? Ech, you could use a touch of Tala-chic, man..

"Here. This is for you."

My eyes, are you deceiving me?

.. Holy-crap-on-a-stick.

He's holding a ... BOUQUET OF FLOWERS!

Maybe it's the sedative talking, but somehow, I do not feel that this is right. First of all, the guy is supposed to hate me. I 'm supposed to hate him. He displayed some of his loathing by lying to the teacher and getting me kicked out of the classroom, also costing me a couple of brownie points with the goths. He also gave me great paranoia by sliding his dirty little fingers up my neck. So now I have a dilemma. He's here in the hospital now, going out of his way to visit me, missing lunch, and brings me a bouquet of /they smell nice/ flowers. He's looking at me while I'm sleeping, like he's .. remorseful /I hate that word../ No, this isn't right. Not right at all. I'm very tempted to say what usually is on my mind, but that would have been highly repetitive.

"I'm sorry."

"What the fuck?"

Oh shit. Now he made me say it. Look at what you've done. Eff you Kai, now I'm being repetitive. I hate it. No Balkov kid should be repetitive. That's violation of rule 33, verse 8! Good thing Boris isn't here.. but then again.. that'll probably be a better thing to encounter than to see Kai with a bouquet of flowers..

And he's still staring at me again. Stop it. God, you must be really enjoying this. But not for long.. /..no, sir! Don't cut me!./ Oh darn it. No knife under the pillow. So all those General Hospital episodes were for nothing! They were all fake! I have been betrayed by a soap opera! Arrghh! Okay. Stop. Now that's the sedative kicking in. It's the sedative talking there. The real Tala would never say that! You gotta believe me! Right? ..Right?

"Look, I understand you're upset right now, but it's not my fault."

Are you insane, Kai? Huh? Now he's.. moving his hands .. UNDER THE SHEETS! You are SO lucky I'm mi–

"You're wearing the same socks as yesterday."

Oo

God.. why do you bestow me with the companionship of this miserable man who wears the blue Walmart cargo pants? Hiwatari, you depressed freak. First you're Cold Bastard, Psychic Extraordinaire, Doctor Kai, and now.. The Royal Sock Inspector of Tala Town. What is this world coming to? My gawd. Please. Just. Get. Away. From. Me.

Yay! He left. Without the flowers. Double yay. Now I've gone from insane-whiteout-sniffing-middle-aged-Frenchman-with-an-emotional-relapse to just mildly disturbed. Go me.

Yay.

Bored. Head still hurts.

Nothing to do now.. mehh. Turn t.v on, turn t.v off. Hm. Something interesting. Wha? Oh. Okay. Flip channel. Flip some more. Go back. Still nothing good. Look around the room. Two windows. Typical. Woah. Is that Stacey guy /'My name is Robert, dammit!'/ stalking me? Damn the doors with transparent windows! My eyes! He's licking his lips at me! Aaghh! You freaky German! Wish I had a pointy object to stick into my head! Even if I close my eyes, that horrible image is still so very vivid! Crap! Kai, get your ass back here! Hold more bouquets of flowers! Just so I can forget this moment –

"Hi. I'm Mindy. I'll be your nurse today."

What..? Oh. He's gone now. Thank you, Mindy! Thank you for shooing him away! I shall plant you with countless hugs and kisses! Hmn. Or not. You don't deserve my tender kisses. They are reserved for my Only One. No. What are you doing? Is that a bowl of cereal?

"Here. Eat something."

"No."

She looks astonished. Hey, I'm used to it..

"I don't want it."

"Why? You need your nutrition."

Like THAT's going to win me over.

"But I'll get fat."

There. I said it. Now go away. Leave me to my sleep. Hmph. Stop looking at me. Stop STARING. Go call your boyfriend or something, alright? Psshh..

"..What?"

"I don't want to get fat."

She blinks. And tries to – spoon-feed me? No. I'm a Big Boy Now. I can spoon-feed myself. Just my luck, you dripped milk on me! Frig. You know what? I don't care anymore. I'm going to make a run for it. I simply cannot think under these conditions. Yes, the door's unlocked. High security, my ass! So many people. Lunch must be over. Buh-bye, Mindy. Don't shout at me. It's not going to accomplish anything.

'Put on some pants!'

What the hell are you talking about? I'm wearing pa–

.. Crud.

The cycle of ignorance just never ends, does it..