Prose

hospital (kelly

written by: babeestars

I stood so still I started to wonder whether I would be able to move again. Doctors and nurses rushed around him, sticking tubes in his arms, up his nose and doing tests. The doors beside me flung open and closed as someone would rush in, deliver a message, and rush out. I watched as the world kept going, faster and faster and faster, but Ryan and I, stayed completely still. A doctor walked towards the half glass door, he was removing his rubber gloves expertly and his face made me crumble, not because he was the best looking guy in the world, in fact, I couldn't tell you what it was, but for some reason, I was going weak at the knees. "Kelly?" he turned towards me as he exited the room.
"Erm, yes?" I wanted to know what was happening, yet I didn't want to know at all, what he'd got himself into, what he'd done, what had happened. It was his business and I didn't need to know. But I did.
"We think your brother has taken an overdose." For the first time since me and Ryan had become family I didn't correct the doctor about the fact he was my step brother. I replayed his words over in my head. "overdose."
"that can't be right, he's been drinking, too much, that's all" he looked at my naive face.
"I'm sorry, there are traces of illegal substances in his blood in large amounts, along with a large amount of pain killers."
"Don't be silly, ok so he was drunk, didn't know what he was doing, did a bit of, I dunno, weed, he got a headache and took paracetamol. It's all an innocent mistake." I was trying to convince myself more than him.
"I wish." He said before turning round and entering back into Ryan's private bubble.
I spun round and started to run, I didn't know where, and I didn't know why, all I knew was I wanted to get out of there, away from it all. I didn't see her, I looked up, I tried to stop, but I didn't have time, I skidded straight into her knocking us both to the floor. "Oh god, I'm sorry"