So Much To Live For

My eyes slowly open to see that I'm in the hospital. I could feel my whole body in pain when I tried to rise up. I touch my head to feel a bandage wrapped around my head and a thundering headache. "Thank you, Doctor." I can hear a woman say through the door. The door makes a creaking noise when it opens. "My baby!" My Mom comes rushing in and hugs me. I groan in pain. She gently kisses my forehead and cries. I wanted to react but it'll be too painful.

The doctor comes in with a nurse and a clipboard. "Ah! He's awake! The doctor says excitedly. the nurse checked my vitals and replaced my IV bag. The doctor starts talking to my Mom. "Okay, his vitals are looking good, we did find he has a slight brain injury but it's nothing too serious, with a little bit of rest it should heal." The doctor pauses for a few seconds then continues. "The 2-day coma hasn't affected him too much so that's good. We're going to keep him in the hospital for a few days, so we can keep a close eye on him." My mom nods.

The doctor looks at me and says. "Okay David, We just need to know what kind of pain you're in. one being the least and ten being the most pain." The doctor waits for my response as the nurse changes my bandage. "Eight..." I whispered. The doctor writes it down and says, "Okay, we'll be back later this evening to check on you." The doctor and the nurse leave the room. "Are you hungry?" I nod my head. "Okay, I'll go get you a burger." She kisses my forehead once again then leaves me with my thoughts.

"I can't believe I got jumped, how embarrassing... I wonder if Aaliyah really does like me... I wish Danny was here..." My thoughts race until I hear a small knock on the door. Coming around the corner were Aaliyah and her Mom. Aaliyah rushed to my side. "How are you feeling David?" Aaliyah's Mom says. "I had...worse days..." Aaliyah hugs me gently and puts flowers by my bedside. "Aaliyah told me what happened, it's definitely not your fault." I touch my head in pain. "Yeah..." 

Aaliyah's Mom gently hugs me, "If you need anything just let me know."

Police come into the room with a small notepad and a pen. "Hello, I'm Officer James Thomas and I'm here to get your statement on what happened at the coffee shop. I'm just going to ask you a few questions." I nod in agreement.

"Did you know the two boys?"

"No."

The Officer writes it down and then asks the next question, "Do you know their names?"

"Yes, Laden and Jordan."

"What started the fight?"

I sighed and then answered, "They wanted to apologize for what happened earlier then next thing you know I was up against the wall." He writes it down, "Last question, Do you want to press charges?" 

"No, it's all good."

"Okay, that's it have a great rest of your day." He leaves the room writing on the notepad. 

Minutes later, my Mom walked through the door with a bag of food. "Oh! Hey! I didn't know y'all was coming to visit." Mom hands me my food and helps me sit up. "I'm sorry, I should have called you, Sherry." They give each other a long hug. "Can I talk to you about something?" 

My Mom shakes her head. "Of course." They walk out into the hallway. Aaliyah pulls up a chair and sits next to me while I eat. "You look better than you did yesterday," Aaliyah says quietly. I hand her a fry and she takes it. "Was I in a coma? The doctor said I was in a coma." I take another bite of my burger. "Yes...You weren't supposed to wake up." A tear drops from her left eye.

I wipe the tears and say. "You don't have to worry no more." The door creaks open and Erica walks around the corner. "Wow... You look horrible." I smile and turn to look at Aaliyah not smiling. "She's just joking I promise." Erica sits on the other side of me. "No, I'm not." Erica takes a look at my black eye. "They got you good..." I scoff at that comment. "Yeah, it's your fault." I lay my head back on my pillow. Erica rolls her eyes. "Hey Aaliyah, how are you?" Aaliyah half smiles.

"I'm doing good." Aaliyah's Mom and my Mom walk back into the room. Sleepiness floods my body as they exchange hugs with each other. "I'll see you later David," Erica whispers in my ear. Before I close my eyes I see Erica, Aaliyah, and her Mom leave the room. I pull the hospital covers over me and see my mom sit down a the couch. I let the sleepiness take over and I fall fast asleep.