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Chapter 5- Examination
"Sit up."
He said only instructions as he examined me. It was all he needed to say. I knew he was worried about me. He kept looking at me with his sympathetic, estranged look. He was too gentle...as if I were fragile.
"Look straight ahead." I almost didn't even notice the blinding white light he shone into my eyes. I knew it was there, but I didn't bother with squinting...it didn't really matter.
"Look up. . .ok. . .now down." Then the light was gone. It wasn't relief, or even a thought really,...just a recognition.
"Physically, I'm seriously concerned about you. I know you aren't eating and your extreme lack of sleep isn't helping matters. If this doesn't change, I will have to put you on a supplement diet, and there are always sleeping pills. But I don't want to have to do that. Sometimes, those things can cause more problems than they solve."
The silence eats into me as I stare blankly at him, unfalling tears making pools of my eyes.
"A lot of people are worried about you, at least put forth an effort for them. Momiji and I are concerned...even Yuki has talked to me about you. If you won't do it for us, at least do it for him."
So even he knew. How ironic that he was trying to cure me with the cause. It's like digging into a wound to make it heal. My unseeing eyes say more than words possibly could. He knows that he has hit a vein, but it isn't having the reaction he was hoping for. He had gone too far...and he knew it.
"Are we finished here? I want to go to bed." My tone is the coldest I've ever used with Hatori...well, not counting when I'm in black mode. Without even waiting for his reply, I leave him behind, his eyes wide with surprise, hurt, and defeat.