Hello boys and girls! Time for a new chapter! We wanted to answer to a review let by a guest: Don't worry, we're also Dawsey fans, and Gabby will come back from the next chapter. It's a little complicated but you will understand with the next flashbacks why we let Gabby out of these until now.
Now time to enjoy, see you with the next chapter!
Matt's POV
My mind was foggy. When I opened my eyes, everything was a blur, and my head was pounding. It was horrible. God, what happened? I... Didn't remember anything. I saw a form next to me.
"Welcome back Matt."
I tried to focus, but I couldn't. It was too difficult. So I closed my eyes again. I heard these beeps around me, on my ears, and I wanted them to stop but again, I couldn't. I couldn't do anything. But I frowned.
"Hey, I'll call Sonia. Don't worry."
Each sound was amplified by ten in my head. This was crazy. So crazy that I had tears in my eyes, because of this pain. I could feel my heart beating in my brain. Like I said, it was horrible.
"Hey Kelly, what is it?"
"Um... He is fuzzy and in a lot of pain."
"Yeah, it's a bad effect of haldol. It happens something when patients wake up."
She turned to me and checked my vitals.
"Matt? Do you have headache?"
Hell, yeah... I nodded, or I tried, I didn't know.
"Do you feel dizzy?"
No... Net yet.
"Matt, it's okay, it's haldol. I can't give you something but tylenol. Okay?"
Yeah, it's okay. If it made me feel better. Sonia left the room, and returned after a few seconds. She poured some water into a glass, and handed it to me.
"I know you didn't have tried to drink since your admission, but you'll have to take a few sips to swallow the medicine. And then I have something for you."
I was scared. Scared that it will not stay in my stomach again. But I trusted Sonia, so I took the tylenol in my mouth, and put the glass on my lips to drink some water. And... Well, it was weird, but I felt better after the glass was empty. Sonia smiled when I groaned.
"It's good uh? Well, like I said, I have something for you. Today you tried to eat some yoghurt but you couldn't so I asked my mum to make some soup and I wanted to try it with you."
Soup?
"Uh, is it okay? I mean... After... This happened later..."
"Oh, don't worry! Your stomach is working with some liquid diet through the feeding tube, so soup can pass in your stomach too. That's why Dr. Bennett agreed to try this."
I nodded, but I wasn't at ease with this.
"I'll be right back in five minutes, I'll prepare a bowl and some apple juice. It will help your stomach and your intestine to work properly, and this will give you maximum of essential minerals your body needs and eliminate toxins."
She smiled, then left. She was very good with me.
Kelly's POV
I still felt bad for Matt. Seeing like this, with a great headache and trying to focus on Sonia or me. It was hard to see that. But Matt needed me. As always. I hoped this soup can help him no matter what, and stay in his system.
"I envy you. You will eat some soup, great mum soup, and I... I will eat this!"
I pointed at a ham and cheese sandwich next to me. He smiled a little, but frowned. His head was still pounding.
"Here we go! My mum's soup is here for you. When I was sick, my mum had the habit to make this soup for me. And I felt better after eated it."
"What is it behind it?"
"There are chicken broth, onion, sweet potato, parsnip, turnip, carrot, celery and parsley. It is anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and helps against the disease. So it's all good. There are some pieces but with the broth, this should pass in your stomach anyway."
"And um... It's..."
"It's also medically approved. It helps to kind of decrease some diseases. Don't worry, it will be fine."
Matt tried to sit on the bed, but it seemed he had some lightheadedness. So I grabbed the controller, and enhanced the top of the bed, to help Matt. He smiled at me, like to say ''thanks'' and I nodded to him. Then he grabbed the spoon and ate the broth. The first swallowing was a little painful I could see. So he closed his eyes. But after that...
Sonia's POV
I smiled. I was proud. It was my mother's recipe but it was me who did it, for the first time in my life. And Matt seemed to enjoy the soup.
"Is it good?"
He nodded, taking some full spoons in his mouth.
"Oh, Kelly! I can give you some too! If you want I mean."
"I think I want to try. I didn't see Matt eat like this since... Well since I leave with him, so a year."
"I'll be right back then!"
I made my road to the nurses' room and warmed all the soup I made. I took some two bowls and made my road bak to the room. I could see the bowl was now empty.
"Well... That was quick!"
"It was... Amazing. I think my stomach is appreciating it!"
I laughed Kelly and Matt too. But I feel bad.
"I can't give you another bowl, because your stomach isn't use to work this much. But tomorrow if Kelly doesn't eat all the soup, you can have antoher bowl."
"At breakfast?"
"It's okay Matt, don't worry."
He nodded. I filled the bowl with some soup and tented it to Kelly.
"Thanks. You don't need to give me that."
"But I did. And you're welcome. I can do more for tomorrow."
Kelly smiled and like Matt, took some spoons in his mouth.
"Woah... This is amazing... You have a great mother Sonia."
"In fact... It's my mother's recipe, but I did it."
"YOU didn't the soup?" said Matt.
I nodded with a big smile, and eat my soup. I was hungry too, and didn't eat since the morning.
"Matt, you should drink some apple juice."
"I don't think it's a good idea..."
Matt was frowning and grabbed his stomach.
"I ate too quickly."
"Stomach cramps?"
"I don't know. Maybe I ate too much."
"Okay, so I'll lower the bed, so you can try to close your eyes and catch some sleep. It can help to feel better. I will let this glass of apple juice here, so when you'll wake up this noght or tomorrow, you can drink it."
"Okay."
He still frowned, but when I lowered a little the bed, he seemed to feel a little better, and closed his eyes. I signed Kelly to follow me out of the room while Matt seemed asleep already. We went to the nurses' room.
"Why did you tell me to leave Matt?"
"Because I need to talk to you."
Kelly's POV
Sonia asked me to follow her because she wanted to talk to me.
"Okay then... Tell me. Is it okay?"
"Yeah, yeah, it's okay. Don't worry. I talked to Dr. Bennett."
I inhaled deeply.
"He said that Matt can leave tomorrow or the day after tomorrow if he can eat without the feeding tube. So when he will wake up, I will remove it, to start his liquid diet, and then soft food."
"But... He can't eat a spoon of yoghurt!"
"It was because his body didn't have the habit to work like this. But with the soup, I took some pieces, and his stomach accepted them. So we can try to give him some yoghurt again. If he can assimilate this, he can leave the hospital."
I felt... A wave of relief hit me.
"Uh, maybe I need to prepare the apartment then. I have to go back there."
"I'm on shift tonight. I'll watch his back. Every hour, I will be inside his room to check on him. If something happens, I'll text you. You are his next of kin, so I have your phone number."
"Okay, thanks. But... I feel bad for him. I let him alone now."
"If he's awake tonight, I will explain to him why you're not in his side. I think he will understand."
"Thanks Sonia. You're great, you know!"
"I take that as a compliment. And you, are a great brother for Matt. I know you're just friend, but he's like your little brother after all. You are here for him."
"Well... He helped me out of some things. When... When my roommate and best friend, who I really... Loved, um... She's dead a year ago, and he helped me. He greeted me with Gabby in their apartment they just bought, he watched my back, he helped me. He was there for me when I needed it most. We had differents in the past, as when our best friend died in the line of duty and I blamed him for that. But he forgave me. Today, whatever happens, it's up to me to help him. Out of all this damn history. And no matter what happens, I will not leave him. I will always be there for him. Yeah, always."
