Don't Say Goodbye
By: Iceyicecream
Chapter 10: Road to Recovery
You opened the door to find the hospital room in chaos. You think of looking at the name plate at the door again but see your boyfriend hurling the vase against the wall shattering it. You rush to shut the door. He turns to you but then turns back and hurls something else at the wall. The wall is already dented the room looked as if a tornado had come and wreaked the whole room. You walk over to him slowly not to startle him. You stand beside him as he picks up the vase with flowers and slams it against the wall. "Stop." You tell him grabbing his hand when he was about to reach for yet another vase.
He glared at you ready to bite your head off. You sigh and hold his hand. "Calm down." You tell him, "I don't know why you're angry or frustrated but you can't vent out your anger like this."
He continued to glare at you and if you didn't know better you would have thought he was trying to burn a hole through you. You grab the notepad and a pen and put it to his lap. "Tell me." You tell him quietly.
He looks down at it and slaps it off making it hit the window. You sigh and head over to the other side of the bed and pick up the pen and notepad. "So you're frustrated that you can't talk or walk or use your other arm?" You ask him.
You turn to him to see him looking stubbornly out the window. You chuckle and grab a rag and head to the wall with all the spilt water. "Ne, I don't know if you know this or not but I broke my leg when I was younger," You tell him, "It was horrible. And when they tried to align my broken bone together it was excruciating!"
You continue to wipe up the mess as you speak. "I was glad when it was over and when I went back to school all the kids looked at my broken leg as if I was the coolest person there.
You picked up the broken vase shards. "But when everyone went out to play…I was stuck to play by myself. I was lonely watching everyone else play and have fun while I was stuck sitting."
You throw the broken shards into the disposal bin and pick up the wet rag. "I was frustrated." You said.
As you turn to face him you can see his eyes observing you like a hawk. You laugh to yourself. "I don't know if you're having the same feeling as I am but…I want you to understand, that you shouldn't act like this."
You entwine your fingers with his. "Because I'm here to keep you company." You said with a smile.
He lets out a silent sigh and gives my hand a small squeeze. The feeling makes your heart flutter and brings a smile to your face. "Ne, I heard some rumors about how you got into the accident." You said looking him in the eye, "At school."
He continued to stare at you. "A girl was running for her ball out in the street and a car came," You say, "and you pushed the girl out of the way since there was not enough time to react and let yourself get hit by the car instead of the little girl."
He nodded his head. "You're so brave." You laugh, "I wish I could be as brave as you."
His mouth opens and there's a knock at the door. "The doors open." You call.
The door slides open and the people of the tennis team come in. You smile seeing a small girl behind them. "And who's this?" You ask.
Momoshiro smirks. "An adorable little visitor for the captain." He answers.
You moved so the girl could sit on the stool. She was around five or six holding a few flowers she must have taken from a flower bed somewhere. "Thank you Onii-Chan for saving me." The girl said making sniffling noises, "Sora is sorry Onii-Chan got hurt! Sora will be careful next time! So don't be mad at her!"
The girl began to cry. She pursed her lips together to keep her moans silent. Tezuka frowned and opened his eyes but nothing came out. He opened his mouth again and your heart skipped. "do….wor….r-ry." He struggled.
Everyone screamed and squealed hearing Tezuka speaking. The girl smiled and her cries instantly stopped and she left with a smile on her face. The door shut behind the girl and everyone was pumped. "Ne, why not trying to walk nya?" Kikumaru asked.
Tezuka nodded his head. Inui on one side and Momoshiro on the other held onto Tezuka to see if he could walk. His legs were like jelly but he could move his legs sloppily. You screamed happily. "What about your hand?" You ask.
Tezuka stares at his right hand concentrating. The wrist rises but then quickly drops. You clap your hands. "You're getting so close!" You said.
A Few Months Later
You knocked on Tezuka's door waiting for him to answer. "Come…in." He says in a whisper.
You smile and opened the door showing him the bag of apples. "I got apples." You say happily.
He nods his head. You sit beside him and start to cut up the apples. "How's your therapy been?" You ask trying to make conversation.
"Good." He whispers.
Your heart flutters hearing his voice. He can now walk but he has to use crutches and his arm is getting feeling but it still has a numbing feeling. You place the plate of apples on his laps. "Bon appetite!" You say.
He nods his head and eats the apples. You smile seeing the content look on his face. "I'm glad you're getting better." You whisper.
He looks up and smiles and nods his head.