Chapter 10
Al sat outside the room. He was scared to go back in after all that had happened, sitting there for hours. Every once in awhile, he would glance over his shoulder to check on Ed. At points, he wished that he didn't.
Ed looked half-dead. He lost all the color in his skin and had a grayish tone to it. The sweat dripped down his clammy skin. He had rings under his eyes and his breathing had taken a turn for the worse, he had to wear a mask to give him air.
A nurse came in about every ten minutes to check on him and the instruments; write something down and then leave.
Al knew that the nurse would take care of everything, so he got up off the bench and walked down the hall. He looked at the children coming into the hospital, carrying flowers and toys for friends and family members.
No one came for Ed. Al was starting to think that no one would be coming for him, that Ed would fade form the world and he would be the only one who cared. He thought that Dayna would never show up or that she would come too late.
Al looked at the clock. He remembered that the doctor said that his brother had only a short time left, about fourteen hours.
The clock showed that there was only a few small hours remaining and it looked like he would be gone before that.
Al turned his head back to the direction of Ed's room and at that moment, a light above the door flickered and then went out.
"Brother…"
Al headed towards the front door to go outside. There were some flowers growing near a tree, Al looked at them and then he raised his foot and put it down on the flowers.
"I'm sorry Brother, we tried"