"hav?" i asked, breaking the comfortable silence. he sat cross-legged at the foot of the bed, no longer taking refuge in the little corner of my ward.
"yes, ava?" hav replied, lifting his head and catching my eyes. i shivered at the intensity of his glowing eyes, still not used to how bright they were.
"are you feeling better?" i asked quietly. the nightmare i had the night before after hav left really shook me up, and i was beginning to question and doubt the real intentions of the nurses and greg. were they really poisoning us?
it would explain why i never seemed to really get better. i was always weak and tired.
"a little," he said. "i stopped taking the medicine. but it's only a matter of time before they realise."
unconsciously, i nodded. it was only a matter of time. i just hope i don't get scolded again. i don't mean to be bad.
"hav?" i said again, a little more hesitant. he seemed to hear the uncertainty in my voice, and i heard him close the book. he lifted his head again, gracing me with his eyes.
"yes, ava?" he said softly, his voice so soft it felt like a gentle caress on the skin. i swallowed, feeling my palms get sweaty. he made me so nervous!
"can you let me see how you look like?" i mumbled under my breath, staring down at the blanket. hav was so quiet that i was almost certain he somehow teleported out of the room, and when he finally spoke i jumped in fright from the sudden noise.
"i look weird," he muttered. "you won't want to be my friend if you saw how i looked like."
"we're...friends?" i said, eyes widening slightly. the word alone sent butterflies into my tummy, a warm feeling spreading across my chest. hav thinks we're friends?
"aren't we?" he replied, hesitantly. immediately, i quickly nodded my head and smiled widely even though he probably couldn't see me in the dark.
"we're friends," i said loudly, the grin on my face spreading further. i felt so happy, like i was on top of the world, because i finally have a friend! and he was real too, a real friend.
"friends," hav said softly, gently, as if he knew exactly how i felt right now. giddy and full of warmth.
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Short Storyare you a friend or a foe? ava has ever only known the inside of the confines of her hospital room, and she's never questioned that. curiosity only begins to stir within her when her sixteenth birthday rolls about and she starts to notice some thin...
