Chapter 2: Pain, Lights and White.
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A small glimmer of tears rimmed Kate’s eyes as the bright lights of the hospital jerked out the calmness of the dark it once was in.
“Kate?” She heard a soft woman’s voice whisper under her breath. A sniffle followed right after.
Kate’s eyes popped open and found herself lying in a unfamiliar bed. She finally remembered all that had happened. The store, the car... the pain in her hips.
“Ouch! Owwah!” Kate yelped out in pain.
“Oh Kate!” a woman cried out in joy. Kate felt the sudden embrace of comforting arms wrap around her body and the familiar scent of lavender creep up her nose. It was her mom.
Kate sat up and felt her mothers arms let go. The hospital lights seeped in and she finally found herself used to them, and more calm then before.
But she was still in a hospital. A car still hit her, and her hips felt as if they were completely battered by a bat. She inhaled deeply, trying to hold in the pain.
Kate looked to her side to find Amato tapping his foot nervously and biting his nails one by one; he looked up at Kate, and she felt as if he were about to burst in into tears any second, but in any situation, he wanted to stay strong. She always knew that, but couldn’t help find the tinge of guilt set as an expression on his face.
They were the only ones there by her side. She knew in a place like this she should also have a fatherly figure by her side as well, but it was never her fault that her mother divorced the guy who once was her dad at ten years of age, and the fact she was left without a goodbye, she did not care about that in the least bit.
Amato looked to the floor as a single tear went down his left cheek.
“Mom, how is Ginger?” she blurted out.
“What?”
“Is she still coughing?”
“Katie, I don’t think you should worry about that now, you need to rest.”, her mom rested the palm of her hand on Kates arm and sniffled.
“Oh Kate, what did you get yourself into?” she cried.
“I don’t know, I’m sorry mom...” Suddenly it struck her. Did her mom know that she was trying to steal? Did everyone figure out? Was she finally in trouble?
So many questions filled her head, and she couldn’t do nothing but worry. She went back onto her last question, trying her best to doubt anyone had found out about the incident that occurred earlier.
“Really though…how is Ginger?” Kate forced out.
“Katie, that cat is so old, and it had to of-”, her mom stopped herself before she went any further in the sentence.
“I think you should rest honey” she added, in which right after grabbed a tissue to blow her nose. Amato just sat with his face rested in the palms of his hands rubbing his temples.
“Mom, no, she didn’t.”
“It’s okay, Katie, you will be out here soon once the bruises heal. The doctors just have to check later if-”
“MOM! Did you even hear me?!” Kate slammed her fist into the white counter set near her bed.
“Shh! Kate! Please don’t shout like that!” her mother cried out. Kate looked over at her mom and saw her eyes were red from crying.
Kate started to cry, breathing in and out, stuttering the word “No” over and over again. She knew Ginger died.
Ginger wasn’t just any cat, she was the sweetest cat Kate had she ever known. She was a tabby cat, with fluffy fur and would never bring her claws out. When she was sad, Ginger would always scoot up to her, and it would immediately make her smile. Ginger was always there for her, and Kate did everything to make her happy. She gave her treats, the special square salmon flavored ones that drove the cat wild with excitement, and she also would take the best mouse toys home from the pet store. She was just always there, and Kate couldn’t just let that go.
A pain hit Kate again, straight in her hips, like sharp needles going through her. She felt weak, and tired as her eyelids were slowly closing up, blinking more and more, and knew the car didn’t leave her with just a couple of bruises. It couldn’t be.
“Kate? Say something, please.” her mom begged.
Amato’s face shot up.
“Kate, please wake up!” he cried.
“Kate!”
“Kate!”
“KATE!”
That was all she heard before her body went completely stiff and then limp. She didn’t have anytime to think. All she did was feel her body slowly shut down.
Crying. Shouting. The doctors rushing in. It was to late. Slowly she began to pass away.
Her life flashed before her eyes.
Through a tunnel she saw a light.
She saw her self grow up.
She hit the light.
What was going to happen now?
I love how you end the chapters at just the right moment:
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