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Hell, maybe that’s the reason she left Maybe she didn’t want that either She was being eht around zero chance I’d convince her to see things from my point of view I suppose when your best friend has so like this happen, it’s normal to lash out and want to lay blame
And, as it seeet Neverhappens all the tiht think about it I’d just buried randfather and now this? I resented the fact Katy showed me so little courtesy or sympathy She wasn’t the only one concerned about Maddie And for her to flat out accuseMaddie to lose the…
Fuck it
In any case, nothing ood neas, aside froht her here in the first place, she was going to be okay with tih, she would wake up and we’d have to talk about what happened and what itforward
It h this withoutup on her for a few days And wouldn’t you know, that’s when all of this went down
As I looked in through theat her, I felt a luather in my throat I had no clue what to say to her What was left between us any longer? I had no obligation to her now And frankly, I had no idea what this would do to her and hoould change her Soedies Scars theood, you know?
The luullet
An eency call over the intercom system broke aze away fro at me from behind a nearby station Almost immediately, they all looked away I thinned uy here I get it Disgusted, I turned the other direction and headed for the elevator
A few minutes later I arrived at the flower shop in the lobby of the hospital As I walked inside, the sweet scent of rose petals and jasmine wafted into my nose The aroma reminded rance was tattooed onit to her in h arrangeement, in search of someone to help me
“Hello?” I called out
Just then, a short old lady peeked out froister
“I’ll be right with you, dear!” she answered back
I nodded and slid my hands in the pockets of my pants About a minute later, she waddled in ray, it had a distinctive color to it, almost a shade of purple A pair of bifocals rested at the tip of her nose and hung from a pearl-beaded chain
“How can I help you, sweetie?”
“I need to get some flowers for a patient here in the hospital”
“Well, you’ve coht place then, haven’t you? What is the reason for the flowers?” she asked with an expectant look in her eyes “Do you have a loved one recovering froery? Did someone have a baby?”
“Ue, actually”
“Oh dear,” she gasped She crossed her palms over her bosom “I’m so sorry to hear that Was it… yours?”
I nodded “Yes”
A sudden sting hitit real I’, but for some reason, until I confirmed the old lady’s question… I can’t explain it I’d been nu it wouldn’t happen
But it had
My o unnoticed by the old lady I heard a whisper of sorrow come from her as she stepped towardsit a bit Her touch brought awareness back to me I looked down at her
“Oh, I am so sorry to hear thatto her eyes “I remember hoful it was"
I frowned as she talked “You had a e?”
As I spoke, she produced a tissue out of nowhere and dabbed at the edges of her eyelids
“Yes,” she sighed “Two, actually”
“Two?”
“Oh yes, two before I had my first It was terrible I wondered if I would ever have a baby If not for my husband, God rest his soul, it would have broken me"
“So you had children eventually?”
“Yes,” she replied, as her ot twenty-six grandchildren It’s been the greatest of blessings”