Episode 21

“Alright so just lay down right here. Take in deep breaths, and calm your mind. The doctor will be here soon,” the nurse said to me. She was making me lay down back flat on my bed. I did need to take deep breaths because I was a nervous wreck already.

Her voice was already soothing enough and I took refuge in it while I relaxed my back. My head still hurt a little from all that thinking and remembering. I was glad there was a remedy for all of that.

I knew Rick was lying to me about how we ended up. I wanted to know things for myself. I didn’t want even my sister to tell me what had happened because even if I confided in her, I was still the one who felt the pain. Nobody else can interpret the pain I felt but me. It was a roller coaster in my head.

“I know that so many thoughts would be going on in your head right now,” the nurse smiled warmly at me. How did she do it? She must have really loved her job to actually spend her time being nice to patients. From my memory, while growing