Don't Worry About Me

Chapter 9

After the phone call Carolyn had rushed her way to the hospital

Her mind was racing, Meredith kept crying on the phone. Carolyn parked her car and made her way into the unfamiliar hospital

"Meredith!" Carolyn ran inside the hospital room

"Carolyn!" Meredith cried

"Finally! Can you now stop crying?" Ellis hissed from her spot

"What happened?" Carolyn turned towards Ellis

"She's doing this trial that's supposed to help her but she keeps complaining. It's gonna help herbin the long run hopefully" Ellis sighed and stood up

"Are you taking her home?" Carolyn asked

"No. I'm gonna grab coffee. I have a surgery later on" Ellis didn't even ask if Carolyn wanted coffee

"Carolyn, they hurt me! The shots hurt me!" Meredith cried in Carolyn's arms

"Meredith, I have to give you your meds again. I'm sorry sweetie" The nurse said, followed by the two pokerface nurses. They held Meredith which shocked Carolyn

"Shh, sweetheart. It will be over soon" Carolyn stroke Meredith's hair

"No stop!" She tried to kick but couldn't move. The nurse was holding her too tight which only scared her more

"Shh honey" Carolyn pulled the girl on her lap the second they let go of the little girl "Is it okay now?" Carolyn asked but the little girl didn't respond anymore, she seemed to dissociate

"I'm sorry" The sweet nurse said as she stayed in the room for a bit longer

"How many times does she need these?" Carolyn frowned, she had never seen the girl like that

"3 rounds. Every round includes 4 shots like now" The woman sighed

"Oh my-" Carolyn gasped "What about other patients?"

"None of them are underneath 14. But they all complain about it being very uncomfortable" The nurse sighed

"How much longer is this trial?" Carolyn asked

"She should be done for tonight. Her mother can see if she wants to try another trial but some of them are longer than the three weeks she had done now"

"Oh my-" Carolyn sighed as she cuddled the girl closer in her arms

...

"Ellis!" Carolyn held the woman and walked out of the room

"I have a surgery-" Ellis said as she came to collect her bag

"You can't do this to her! She's in pain, she's traumatized!" Carolyn raised her voice

"I'm trying to cure my daughter" Ellis replied as she put on her jacket

"I get that! But curing isn't gonna work. EDS is a chronic disease and maybe you should focus on making her as comfortable as possible as she's living with this illness" Carolyn softened again

"I can't take care of a disabled kid!" Ellis said and almost regretted what she said. She knew she had said something a good mother wouldn't say

"Then let us help you out, please! I can't see her suffer and we don't mind anyway" Carolyn looked at Ellis with tears in her eyes, someone needed to finally step up for the little girl

"Would you mind?" Ellis quietly asked, for the first time ever she wasn't looking into someone's eyes

"Of course not. But stop getting her into these painful procedures, please. She's traumatized!" Carolyn was fighting for the little Meredith