Far Away (Page2)
As his eyes flutter open, Eric is overwhelmed by a bright blinding light. ‘Oh god I am dead’ he thought, but as he blinked the room came into focus. He was in the hospital lying on a bed in one of those single rooms. The constant beeping of the heart monitor was the only sound he could hear as he slowly sat up. A piercing pain shot through him and he clutched at his chest, looking down he could see that his chest was wrapped in a white bandage. Lifting the blood stained bandage he could see a large bruised area where he was shot. The actual hole looked disgusting; Eric quickly placed the bandage back into place. He really didn’t feel like hurling over his own wound. He was startled by the door opening and a pretty nurse walking in, she had long natural red hair that hung over her small shoulders. She was holding a clipboard with a paper on it her nails were long and painted a pretty blue green color.
Eric blinked and sat back against the pillow as the nurse looked up at him her eyes widen. “You’re awake!” She exclaimed in almost disbelief. Eric unable to process words just nodded softly, she softly giggled and walked over to sit on his bedside, looking back down at the clipboard she scribbled a few unseen words and looked back up to Eric. “So how are you feeling honey?” He watched her lips move and then looked up at her eyes, they were a beautiful blue almost like the ocean…His head right then is flooded with the scene of him jumping off the cliff and diving into the ocean… “S...Sore...” His voice sounded weak and soft, slightly shaky as well. The nurse’s pretty smile faded as she nodded softly to his answer. “It is expected to be sore after being shot dear.” Eric placed a hand on his own forehead and looks up to the ceiling. “H…How did I get here?” All he could remember was running for his life then falling to his knees as he was shot on the road. “Well a nice young man found you laying on the side of the street bleeding quiet bad, he called for an ambulance.” The nurse smiled again and he could swear that smile could calm anybody down. “H…How long have I…” Eric wasn’t able to finish before the nurse spoke up.”…been unconscious?” her ocean colored eyes looked back down to the clipboard and scanned over it then drifted back up to look at him, her voice riddled with sympathy. All he could do was nod; she slightly looked away and spoke softly. “You have been out about a week or two.” Eric was shocked by her answer; he had been asleep for a couple of weeks?!
After about another week in the hospital and a million more questions like; where am I? Will I be okay? How bad is it? How long do I have to stay here? Do you have family Eric? Where are you from Eric? How old are you…ect. Of course all of the questions were answered, Eric was 16 both his parents were dead; he didn’t know where any of his other family was. He was an only child, so the hospital called the orphanage for him. Upon arriving to the orphanage he could believe his eyes. The orphanage was a huge building old worn dark bricks covered in vines and moss, the windows however looked brand new. He stepped out of the car in the new outfit that was gifted to him by the hospital staff, a plain black T-shirt, dark faded jeans and his converse; that’s all he had. The car driver smiled and waved at Eric and drove off just as an older looking lady walked out of the two doors at the front of the building. Her eyes were kind and framed by large glasses. He couldn’t help but smile at her; she looked like a librarian from a cartoon he watched as a child. “Hello my dear, welcome to the Ever Day Orphanage.”
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