Mai: B? B can you hear me?
Claire: yeah...yeah I can hear y....
Wait I got to call Don back. I have to tell her to follow the ambulance
Omg I have to...
Mai: Hey...hey let me
Please sit down you look like you're about to faint
I'll call Don
Sit for a minute, I'll call Don and then I'll change quickly we follow them there ok?
Claire: ok
Mai: ok
I could hear her calling Don from the bathroom
Was this happening? I mean if this is a dream I need to wake THE F UP, LIKE RIGHT TF NOW.
No no no no I couldn't sit still any longer
Claire: I got to go Mai
Mai: I'm done
They're at Saint Marie's
The ride to the hospital was mostly silent apart from Mai cursing at people who drove too slow
She was just as stressed as I was
My mom wanted to die? How Could she? Why would she? Did that woman even think about me? At all
And I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't hear Mai tell me we'd arrived.
Mai: Fuck B you're ok...please just stay calm, I'm sure everything's ok
Claire: Me too
The hospital was busy as usual
But I went straight for the doctors office
I knew the man. Nice man
He'd like my mom ever since I knew him
But my mom was ...well my mom
She never accepted to go on a date with him
She was more of into dangerous guys and shit
So now I'm at his office begging God to just let this man tell me my mother's gonna be ok
Dr Fred: Hi Beaufort? If I'm not mistaken?
How are you doing?
How's your mom?
Ummm is everything ok you look like you've been crying?
Is everything ok?
See what I mean? The guys nice
And that's something
But why didn't he know about my mom tho?
Claire: my mom was brought in here an hour ago?
Overdose I think?
I need to know if she's ok?
Dr Fred: what? No
I mean maybe
My duty started forty-five minutes ago
I just got here
Claire: could you check
Everyone seems really busy and I...I...I don't know what to do
I couldn't stop the tears at this point
So he just came around his desk and hugged me for a few seconds and then told me he wouldn't let anything happen to my mom even if his life depended on it
That was a little bit of a relief
Mai: hey, talk to us
What's going on?
Claire: I just spoke to doctor Fred and he's gonna inform me if my mom's doing ok!
Don: She's a strong woman B, she'll be ok
Zoe: Don's right B and plus you got us
We're not going anywhere ok?
Claire: Thanks guys I really appreciate it
Mai: of course
Do you need anything
Some water? A coffee maybe while we wait?
Claire: Yeah thanks
A water would be great thanks
Mai: Guys? Y'all want anything?
Don: nothing for me.
Z? Want something?
Zoe: yeah I'll take a water thank you Mai
Mai went off to get us something
And we just sat at the reception waiting, hoping for news.
Good news of course
And then I saw doctor Fred coming up to us
My heart stopped for a minute
Something didn't feel right
Oh God please let my mom be ok
Please God, please
Dr Fred: Claire? Could I have a private word?
Claire: Sure Ummm....guys I'll be right back
Tell Mai I'll be back ok
Don: ooook
I followed doctor Fred into his office and he turned around to look at me with so much sadness in his eyes I just knew for a fact my mom was gone
I broke down in tears
He hugged me
For a good five minutes
And then he said
Dr Fred: I have some not so good news Claire. Do you wanna sit?
Claire: No...no just Ummm...just tell me?
Dr Fred: Your mom ummmm...
Claire: She passed didn't she? Is that it?
Huh? She took all those pills and died?
Dr Fred: Claire listen.....
Claire: what kind of mother does that? Just abandons thier child huh?
Dr Fred: please just listen...your mom didn't...
Claire: She should rot in hell
I don't care
Do I look like a need a mom like her anyway?
Dr Fred: die...
Claire: wait what?
Dr Fred: your mom's alive Claire
Claire: she is? Can I....can I see her?
Dr Fred: that's the thing Claire, she is Ummm.... alive...but barely
Claire: barely? What does that mean?
Dr Fred: your mom's in a comma
I'm so sorry but we've put her on life support
Claire: oh?
Dr Fred: I'm very positive that things in the upcoming days would be better....
Do you wanna maybe see her?
Claire: No...I don't think that's gonna help anyone
Dr Fred: Claire please just.....
I walked away
My mind blank
All thoughts eluded me
So I just went back to my friends and told them we needed to head home
Thankfully they read the room and didn't ask any questions
As we stepped out of the hospital, I saw him...HIM!
The son of a bitch that caused all this
John
I closed my eyes and when I opened them back up I saw from the corner of my eye Mai, Mai had lunched at him and she was beating at his chest with all the strength she had
I closed my eyes again and when I opened them back up I was home....in my bed
Wait hold up
What the actual fuck!!!!