5

Before I slept last night, it took me a long while. I just sat there in utter confusion. Can my life be balanced for once?

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I wake up blinded by the light coming from the open windows that I completely forgot to cover with the curtains last night.

Last night. Weird.

I look at the intercom in search for the time.

9:35 am.

Slowly, I manage getting off the bed  and my feet meet the smooth icy floor. It's when I stood to my full height that I noticed how large the room was.

The white spacious room looked more like a white igloo than a hospital room. It was cold and had windows as large as doors which were covered by beautiful adorned curtains with fancy designs on them. Each curtain had it's own special design as if to say, 'We are different but the same'.

I turn and look at the other side of the room. My eyes first meet the same type of curtains then I see the door.

O. M . G

It's long and broad with a smooth jet black surface which have engravings with several curves and lines, each one seeming to carry a meaning. I limp toward the door and relax on the wall. Now so close, I see that in between the the engravings, there are tiny precious stones; from emerald to sapphire, they were a lot. I look down to see the door handle. It's golden in colour and has an amazingly smooth surface. It also has similar engravings with the door.

Getting of the wall, I limp to what I think is the bathroom. When I open the door, I can swear I almost turn blind. The white of the room was definitely not something one could compare with to bathrooms' white. I look at it with wonder but my aching leg gets me back to my senses. I slowly trudge towards the sink, drinking in the pleasant scents of the bathroom.

I bend down slowly in front of the sink, ready to wash my face. But something stops me from doing that. I stop mid-air peering at the mirror. There's something or rather SOMEONE standing near the curtains. I cant see who the person is though I can make out the person's frame.

Behind me, there's a bulky hulking figure standing with crossed arms. With broad shoulders and a large muscular physique I can declare that it's a man. His massive legs and hulking arms compliment his brooding 6' 5" height.

He. Is. Terrifying.

At this point, I dont know what to do anymore. For a while, I just close my eyes and wish that he would just go away but after five seconds of doing that, I realise that I'm going nowhere with this. Maybe if I act like he's not there then...na bad idea.

So what?

My question gets answered as he slowly turns around, opens the door and leaves. What the? I stand straight and limp back to the door post.

I look around and see that this guy left absolutely no trace of him. Come to think of it, it seems like he entered through the door and so he came out. Wow this guy needs some kind of award for his amazing stealth

"What to do? What to do?" I say worriedly as I pace back and forth trying to decipher my situation.

"Okay, some weird guy enters your room without your knowledge. On seeing him- a huge hulking figure in which you knew in your heart and soul that you most definitely COULD NOT go against- you pause and think of what to do. In the course of...er thinking, you notice that he leaves. You being the wimpy nerdy one, what would you do?

"I would tell someone who deserves to know" says a calm voice which sounds way too familiar. I turn to see the owner of the voice.

"Oh, Dr. Langley! What nice...uh weather we have!" I say trying to hide this already bad situation.

"Ms. West, dont get me wrong and feel like I was eavesdropping but I was actually coming up to attend to a patient when all of a sudden I hear you babbling nonsense" he says disapprovingly.

I for one was confused about why he's so worked up over me talking to myself.

"Uh sorry, it's just that-"

"No Ms. West, I know you're just gonna give another excuse to send me away. Haven't I shown at least SOME care? I mean I obviously dont know you from anywhere but seeing you, I just know that there's something special about you, I can see that clearly". He says with so much sympathy it's choking.

Maybe I feel this way cuz I've never been loved before.

I take in a deep breath and slump back on the bed. This is gonna be a long day.

"Dr. Langley, I'm sorry for my er... dishonesty. If you know where I'm coming from, I think your reaction would be different, I'm not used to conniving the truth to people because I'm- well, not loved." I say getting gradually to the brink of crying. Dr. Langley enters the room fully and envelopes me with his wide arms.

"There, there, everything is going to be alright. After your treatment, do you have anywhere to go?"

"I have a family but they're not technically the welcoming type"

"Okay. Would you feel okay staying with me?"

At that point I was shocked and overwhelmed. Staying in a stranger's house! Am I mad all of a sudden? It's not like it's a female or something, a male I dont know from anywhere!? I have to think about this before taking any drastic choices.

"Uh, I dont know-"

"No no I can give you time to think about it before you make your choice, I just dont like seeing you this way".

Am I the only female who would feel totally insecure right now? You know like he wants to do something? I push my crazy thoughts aside.

"Thank you. I'll give you my answer in 3 days time"

"Alright, have a nice day now" he says walking out the door down the corridor.

"I'm starving " I say tiredly.

I hope I wont have any more surprises when I call for food this time. I dial the number.

" New City Hospital kitchen service how may I help you? "

"Hi, I'm Kimberley West in room 334 can you be so kind to say what's on the menu?"

*******

After about five minutes I hear a knock on the door.

"Kitchen service!"

"Yes, come in"

"Ms. Kimberley West?"

"Yes?"

"Your order of an extra creamy americano and scones are here"

"Thank you so much"

"No, thank you " she says with a mischievous smile that almost makes me choke on my americano.

Is EVERYONE here nice?

*****

My breakfast tasted really good.

"An American drink with a hint of Britain ".

I decide to take a shower since I smell like something that died. I turn on the hot water in the tub and remove my robe. I drink in the pleasant scents of the oils I poured in the tub. Just then did I notice that I've grown and when I say grown I don't mean in height.

"Well that's something to be thankful for" I giggle to myself

Slowly, I enter the tub and sink into its lovely rewards. I start to reminisce my life, the crazy things I've done and gone through.

"Nothing good happens" I say lazily in my mind.

I drift off to the misty darkness moments later.

Suddenly I'm no more in heaven anymore. My head is pushed down as to drown me. The terrible feel of water entering my nose and filling my lungs is giving me this burning sensation through out my whole body. I struggle with my intruder but to no avail. I can feel myself slowly slipping away. My hands fall at my side as if to show how useless they are at this point. With my sight quickly becoming darkness, the last thing I see is the triumphant smile of my captor.

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