Roommates

25.

"Felix we missed you." His Father said. He walked straight him I walked into Olivia's arms. Olivia had dried tears on her cheek. "Where's mom?"

"She stayed at the hospital."

Felix hugged her tighter, he had longed to see his sister but not on these circumstances. "Enough, time to go." Felix's dad said breaking away the two from their hug.

The three left the airport together and walked through the hospital doors. Felix's father walked up to the front desk, "We're here to visit Rachel Lee."

They walked down the hall in a silent manner. They reached the door, Felix walked in. The sight broke him, Rachel lay in the hospital bed. She looked weak and pale.
His mother sat beside her, holding her hand with tears in her eyes. This was all to much, life wasn't supposed to go like this.

His eyes teared up again and he walked into his mothers embrace. They cried together as his sister and her young child lay sick in the bed.

"When will she wake up?"

"She's in and out of consciousness a lot. We don't really know."

Felix nodded, he snuggled his head into his mother's neck. Tears stung his eyes, "I've missed you."

His mother hugged him tightly to her. She hadn't seem him since her husband sent him to Korea. Truth is she never wanted him to leave, but it was probably for the better.

Felix looked at his sister. She was to young to go through all of this. Her eyes fluttered open, Felix quickly sat up and went to her side and held her hand.

But as fast as her eyes opened they closed again. "I'm sorry Felix, she does that a lot." He walked outside the room, tears brimmed his eyes. He slammed his fist into the wall.

"Son," his father placed his hand on his shoulder. He shrugged it off and looked him in the eyes. "How are you this calm. You seem you don't care. If you would have taken her for treatment earlier we wouldn't be in this situation!"

"Felix, we didn't have the money."

"Bullshit. You spent all the damn money on cigarettes and alcohol. So don't tell me we didn't have money."

He left his father standing there. He left the building for fresh air. This was all to much.

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"Felix!"

He turned his head to Olivia. He gave her a questioning look but he saw new tears in her eyes. He ran back inside and ran to his sisters room.

Doctors were everywhere and beeping was heard. Everything went slowly, the doctors talked super fast to each other but wouldn't tell them anything.

Soon enough nurses rushed them out of the room. Felix's mother comforted his sister best as she could. Felix ran a shaky hand through his hair trying to take everything in. His breaths became more shaky. His mother pulled him to sit with her and his sister.

They sat together like that in a small circle, not knowing what was going on just inside the hospital room.

A doctor came out of the room and they all stood up quickly. They nervously waited for the news.