AN: A real short one that popped in to my head today. I'm open for prompts as well, feel free to give me one!
Roy was sitting on the hospital bed, cradling his arm, waiting for the results of his x-rays. Dig sat in a chair in the corner of the room, scanning through emails. Roy and Dig had been sparring in the foundry to pass time. Felicity was at work at Palmer Industries, and Oliver was spending the day with Thea. Roy had tripped and come down awkwardly on his arm, and concerned he may have broken it, they decided to come to Starling Memorial Hospital to have it looked at. Neither felt like contacting Oliver or Felicity about it.
The doctor on call finally came in with Roy's x-rays and stuck them up on the light box.
"Well Mr. Harper good news is that you didn't break anything. Bad news is that it's a fairly bad sprain. You'll need to immobilize it for a while and rest it up. The nurse will be in shortly to splint it up and get you into a sling. Then you're free to go home and put your feet up."
Roy thanked the doctor and sat back, waiting for the nurse to return so that they could get home.
Meanwhile….
A woman walked out of the room, shoulders slumped, wiping her eyes. Just as she looked up a man walked up to her and collected her into a hug, holding her tightly.
"I'm so sorry I'm late. How's she doing?" He asked.
Wiping her eyes, the woman responded, "God Mike, she's absolutely distraught. Of all of the things she could have wished for with Make A Wish, she wishes for this. How am I supposed to say no, yet at the same time, how the hell am I supposed to say yes?"
Roy and Dig began to leave their room, but the nurse caught them in the hallway with papers to sign.
The woman, getting more upset, "Most kids wish to meet a big basketball star, or ride in a race car, or, or something! Something doable! Ours wants to meet the Arrow, and is crying her eyes out at not being able too!" The woman broke down into her husband's arms. He tried to console her for a minute before they both composed themselves, put on their best fake "We're emotionally strong!" faces, and headed back into their daughter's room.
That night, the lights in Starling Memorial began to flicker. The employees grumbled, wondering why the electricity was on the fritz.
In room 207, it went dark, the only light coming from the full moon.
The little girl gasped and sat straight up. "You came!" She said in awe.
"Maddie MacGregor…you have NOT failed this city". With that, the Arrow leaned over little Maddie's bed, placed a soft kiss on her cheek and tweeked her nose. And just like the wind, he was gone.
And with that, the lights came back on, and six year old Maddie cradled the arrowhead left on her bed, falling asleep with a smile on her face.