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Chapter 12
As I lay there with her I can't help but smile to myself as I realize how life can take you by surprise. One day I hate Maritza and never want to see her again,
the next day I find out she was the one who stayed with me every night and now here I am holding her in my arms wishing that she would wake up and say
something sarcastic to me.
"Life can sure be funny huh Maritza. I think I have my life figure out and then it takes a sharp right turn on me. You were the sharp turn that life took on me and
I'm not sure what to do about it!" Maritza, I haven't called her that in a long time!
Sighing I slowly get up careful to not hurt her as I lay her head back down on the pillow. I can feel the pain in my side from where the bullet used to be. I
slowly make my way back to my hospital room to think about the last couple days!
I wake up to a dark room, my body aches and as I try to get out of bed the memory of the alley makes me shiver. I look down at the cast on my arm and
immediately try to get out of bed again. I have a score to settle now and I few bumps of bruises aren't going to stop me. I soon take that back. My whole
body hurts with every movement and when I tried to sit up I scream in pain. Apparently my arm wasn't the only thing broken; I had also cracked a few ribs as
well as bruising all of them. I begin to look around the room. It's dark and unfriendly I look over at my bed side table only to see it's empty. I laugh at myself
for thinking that it would be full of cards, flowers and candies like Bosco's was. The nurse comes in and asks me if it's ok if some detectives come in to ask me
what happened. I tell her that that won't be necessary because as soon as I get out of here I'm going to handle it. She lets them in anyways and they begin to
ask me all sorts of questions.
"I don't need your help! I am a cop I can handle this myself!!"
"Yeah it looks like you did a great job of handling it in the first place," one of them shoots back.
Eventually I give in and them everything and give them a description of the guys who did this to me.
"But Marcel Hollis is still MY case. You can't go in and take it away!"
"We'll do what ever we think it right!!"
"Those detectives won't be able to find a criminal if he cam up and bit them in the ass!" I'm still swearing and muttering when I hear to door of my room open.
Bosco is standing there along with Mary's help of course. He still has a bandage over his cheek but he looks much better.
"I came to see how you were doing," he says in a nervous voice.
"I've been better and I be great if I wasn't stuck in this stupid hospital bed!" I snap.
He thanks Mary and slowly comes over to my bedside. He doesn't say anything but instead hands me this stuffed bear. The bear is brown sitting up with is
arms out like he's reaching for a hug and he has a bow around his neck. "I didn't know what you would like so Mary helped me pick out the bear. If you don't
like it I can take it back. I mean it's not like I can really go anywhere other than the gift shop downstairs."
I smile as I take the bear in my hands. "No! Don't take him back I like him!"
He flashes me one of his huge smiles. " I thought the bear could keep you company. I'm not really supposed to be walking around yet but I managed to
persuade Mary to help me."
I smile with the bear still in my hand. "He'll be the only company I have!" I say laughing but immediately regretting it because now my ribs are killing me. I
winch in pain and Bosco's face suddenly turns to concern.
"Are you ok? Do you want me to get the nurse?"
"No, I'm fine! Laughing just hurts right now."
"I know the feeling." Bosco gently puts his hand on mine. "I have to go before the doctor finds me out of bed." He slowly gets up begins to walk out of the
room with a cane for support.
"Bosco?" He turns around and looks at me. "Yeah?'
"Thanks for being here!" I say in almost a whisper. Thinking to myself that must have sounded so lame.
"Your welcome!" is all he says before flashing me that smile I love. After he's gone I take the bear off of the table where I'd put it and pull it into my arms.
"I didn't want him to know that I was sleeping with it like a little kid. I suddenly see something I didn't see before. I open the tag of the bear to find a message
scrawled over top of the print.
Cruz,
I'm glad you made it! I never had any doubt you'd pull through!
Bosco.
I smile as I pull the bear closer to myself and slowly drift off the sleep. Once again he seemed to be there to pick of the pieces.