My mother just looked back in the window teary eyed, seeing her daughter laying lifelessly with black and blue bruises, and my mouth swollen and raw as anything else.
She tried wiping the tears that fell onto her cheeks, grasping my brother's hand tightly inside hers trying to be strong for everything, especially for my brother who looked traumatized just knowing the whole entire story, and my friends feeling ever so guilty for taking me to the party in the first place.
They walked down the musty halls, seeing another person getting rushed on a stretcher that looked like he had been in a crisis of a car accident. My mother just covered her mouth slightly in disbelief, while my brother said nothing but held her hand tightly as they bravely walked out and into the freedom of the outdoors.
" Sota…Do me a favor and give me the phone from my purse while I get my keys…"
She said with her voice shaking, as Sota dug through her purse until he saw the small compact cell phone gleaming from the sunlight hitting it. She threw herself heavily into the driver's seat of the small blue van searching threw all the numbers until she saw Inuyasha in bold letters.
" Mom…how come your calling Inuyasha?"
It seemed alittle odd she'd call Inuyasha, then again it wasn't that odd. She knew if I was able to speak and was able to get the cell phone, I'd call him right away too. He was apart of the family, and I knew he never wanted to be spared of any detail that went on in my life tragic or not. If anything, we knew he'd likely make way to come up here, and see me in any possible way.
" Because, I know Kagome would like him to know. That's why."
She sat quietly, hearing it ring over and over, while Sota stared at the sad looking hospital and seeing the huge rain clouds coming in over head, and the seagulls on the ground fighting over the piece of food, until they heard a thunder crash that caused them to flee in a instant.
" This is Inuyasha. Sorry, I'm not in right now. Please leave your name, phone number…. Inuyasha come back here right now!… haha and the time you called…"
My mother knew that answering machine message was awhile ago, and she could hear me in the background screaming at him for taking my clothes and jokingly making fun of me with it. She just smiled, as it suddenly faded as she left the saddest message she ever made.
" Inuyasha… It's about Kagome…She's…she's…at the hospital right now…..I'm sorry I just can't…"
She could hear herself heavily crying, to the point no one could make out anything she said. She just flipped the phone down, knowing enough that Inuyasha would likely come to the rescue as he always did. But he never came……
It had been weeks I had been sitting motionless in that bed, in the same hospital. I gained some consciousness and was able to hear what everyone was saying, and even speak alittle. I was slowly progressing, and my mother had came everyday sitting in the same small black chair, bringing up past memories and grabbing my hand trying to tell me this wasn't going to be like this forever. I slowly turned my head and looked at all the things everyone brought me who cared about me, except Inuyasha. I thought he had forgotten about me, or maybe didn't even care anymore. I was happy everyone else cared, but when I needed him the most he wasn't there at all.
" Mom… is there anything from Inuyasha at all?"
My mother just bit down at my lip, while she looked around the huge white room, that had mostly hospital beds surrounding the area. She just tucked the uneven strands of hair behind my ear, and looked down at the dusty floor.
" I'm sorry sweetheart. There's nothing so far. But that doesn't mean he's forgotten about you. Don't you worry about that. Plus, look on the bright side in five days you'll be back on your feet."
I tried to smile as wide as I can, but I couldn't help but fake it. I tried to believe everything my mother said, but I felt like I lost all the hope I ever had. My mother just lightly kissed me on the cheek, feeling it was all her fault something as cruel as this had happened to me.
" I guess your right. Then again, can't I pretend I'm sick so I don't have to attend school?"
My mother laughed softly, while my brother lingered around the room; he couldn't handle to see all the stitches that look as though I was a stitched up doll. He just sat patiently peaking his head in time to time, while I gave him a wave through the door.
" Nice try. Look I'll see you in the morning. I promise. Just get a good night sleep and try not to worry. Ok?"
I nodded, and effortlessly tossed my head onto the other side of the pillow, that faced towards the window. She looked back, and disappeared while the lights had finally shut off, and me to feel all the stitches with my finger. I felt almost ugly with them; but I knew I wouldn't have them for long.
" How can I not worry? Inuyasha hasn't called me. Maybe I'm just expecting too much out of him. I mean, Kagome his life isn't dedicated to yours. But it always seems that way. Maybe I just expect him to be there, when things go wrong. I should just forget about it, until I see all of them at school…."