Dia's Story
My name is Dia, and I am the sickly patient.
Gina is, without any doubt in my mind, the best friend I've ever had. She's like a sister to me, and for reasons I'd rather not know, my "self-proclaimed sidekick". I made it through the worst of times, and I experienced all the best of times, all thanks to her. She's talked with me, embarrassed me, nurtured me, and protected me. Overall, she has been my first, and for a long time, my only gift of kindness in my life.
Doctor Alex is Flower Bud's only Doctor, and supposedly one of the best of his field. He is my caretaker by profession, a man obligated to care for me.
To me, this is all he was to me at first.
He was always distant to me, and treated me with little feeling. I felt like I was just another patient to be studied, a simple experiment to him, a mere object.
This indifference always irritated me. But having him take away so much of Gina's attention from me irritated me more. I thought we would be enemies at first. I thought he was a heartless professional that cared only about his success.
But that changed when he showed me compassion. And I was convinced when he opened up his world to me. And regretfully, I fell in love with him...
Some would say I do little as I lay helplessly in the Sanatorium. I would actually have to agree, and I would feel even worse that I have little to work for.
Sure, I am chronically ill. Sure, my parents have left each other and abandoned me. But that does not excuse me for being... unpleasant.
This is what Gina taught me, without ever telling me once.
Yet I've still caused problems from time to time, but Gina never complains to me, and I always manage to come to my senses.
Due to my many problems, Gina, the Doctor, and Martha must devote so much time to me. With that one fact alone, I realize that I DO have something to contribute to the Clinic.
My job is to take care of myself as they take care of me.
My job is to lessen their workload on me, so they can take an early breather, or take care of another case sooner.
And as my bonds with Gina and the Doctor grew;
As I learned of the awkward glances that he gives to her;
As I heard from Gina how much she loves caring for him;
I realize my most important job at all:
To ensure the happiness between those two, while I try to retain my own.
But as I find my heart yearn for him more and more;
And I struggle through the pains of my illness and abandonment;
And I try to fight back against the selfishness lurking in my soul;
I also realize this to be my hardest task of all.
I've shared my longtime happiness with Gina, and I've shared my newest happiness with Alex. They are my friends and my family, the ones I view as most precious to me.
But if I must sacrifice my fragile heart to do it; I'll do so if it means fulfilling my most important job of all.