
The Way I can Tell
Hospital Bed
"Oh shit!" I said taking Frank and running with him inside.
I could see what he meant when he said that this place wasn't much of a home . It smelled like antiseptic and pain and blood. I ran to find someone, a doctor or a nurse.
To my surprise the one I found was a very familiar face to me. I didn't care. I handed my boy in blue over to the nurse.
"Gerard," She gasped. "What the hell are you doing?"
I didn't have time for this. "Not now lyn-z. Just I dunno fix him." I said pressing the boy in her arms.
She frowned but nodded and took him away so that I was left standing in the lobby soaking wet and shivering to the bone. Some kind old lady was sitting with me and we struck up a conversation.
"Hello sonny, what are you waiting on?" The old lady asked me.
I smiled at the kindness of her tone. "Oh a friend of mine is sick."
She nodded. "My husband had a stroke. Poor thing."
"I'm sorry to hear that ma'am."
"Its not your fault sonny. Some fool poisoned our son. I'm waiting on his test results as well."
My heart dropped. No this couldn't be Mikey's family could it? They were far to old. But it seemed just too much of a coincidence to me.
Play it cool Gerard. "Oh I'm sorry to hear. Do you know how?"
She frowns "We'll see. Are you cold?"
Come to think of it I was freezing. I nodded and she smiled handing me a few dollars.
"Go get yourself a nice warm meal. You look like you need it." She urged me.
"Thank you ma'am." I said smiling. I ran to the cafeteria where I ate better than I have in years.
I could see what he meant when he said that this place wasn't much of a home . It smelled like antiseptic and pain and blood. I ran to find someone, a doctor or a nurse.
To my surprise the one I found was a very familiar face to me. I didn't care. I handed my boy in blue over to the nurse.
"Gerard," She gasped. "What the hell are you doing?"
I didn't have time for this. "Not now lyn-z. Just I dunno fix him." I said pressing the boy in her arms.
She frowned but nodded and took him away so that I was left standing in the lobby soaking wet and shivering to the bone. Some kind old lady was sitting with me and we struck up a conversation.
"Hello sonny, what are you waiting on?" The old lady asked me.
I smiled at the kindness of her tone. "Oh a friend of mine is sick."
She nodded. "My husband had a stroke. Poor thing."
"I'm sorry to hear that ma'am."
"Its not your fault sonny. Some fool poisoned our son. I'm waiting on his test results as well."
My heart dropped. No this couldn't be Mikey's family could it? They were far to old. But it seemed just too much of a coincidence to me.
Play it cool Gerard. "Oh I'm sorry to hear. Do you know how?"
She frowns "We'll see. Are you cold?"
Come to think of it I was freezing. I nodded and she smiled handing me a few dollars.
"Go get yourself a nice warm meal. You look like you need it." She urged me.
"Thank you ma'am." I said smiling. I ran to the cafeteria where I ate better than I have in years.
Oh my god, that ending is SO sad and beautiful, I think I just cried half my body weight in tears!!! ): Xx
6/3/14