After lunch, which in this case was a snack, we went back to the studio, in the cafeteria we just chatted away, nothing very important really happened, not that it was a banal moment or anything like that, we have to accept that life will not always bring us unforgettable moments like a simple trip to a restaurant, and you end up meeting your soul mate, life does bring us many surprises, of course, but I have to accept that even things as monotonous as a simple conversation in a cafeteria are something to feel happy and grateful for, after all, already being alive is something to celebrate, maybe it seems like I'm a fool to think so, but when you are someone who has experienced the dark side of life and managed to get out of this you already have reason to thank, when we returned to the studio the paint had dried in most of what was needed, I chose the various shades of brown to start with the outline of the body, perhaps it is not a rule you just start from where you want, there are t
- You may think so, but I don't think the others will like to hear that. - I continued supporting my argument. - All right, then I'll propose something to you, and it's up to you to decide whether or not you accept. - He began. - And that would be? - I asked when I saw him pause to speak. - Why not do a test without too much commitment? If it works out you can consider my initial proposal, after all you can never be sure unless you try. - At that moment, my stomach made room for a hall of dancing butterflies. Draven was really convinced that it was indeed a good idea to start with that, and I didn't know how I really felt about it, I didn't know if I would be grateful that for the first time someone liked me, after all this never happened before, I never dated, never went on dates, never really held a man's hand other than to be thrown into some corner of the dark room, I never had a good relationship with people even if I did I still distrusted them deeply, I wasted a lot of time
After leaving Ayanne's house the night the bear had come in, I didn't dare to talk to her, when I saw her being left at home by that guy, I realized that there was no point in approaching, in the end people will choose those who look better, who are more pleasant to look at, it was the normal, I can't judge her after all I don't like myself either, I don't like my appearance, but what could I do? I was marked in my childhood, I live in this stitched and marked skin, the flesh has already healed, but the soul will continue bleeding, that's life, that's how you live, I can only bear this alone, after all who will I blame? When I opened my eyes in the morning I saw the sun rising timidly trying to get through the closed curtains, I breathed deeply when I needed to get up, my muscles creaked when I stretched when I sat on the edge of the bed, I stood up and walked to the bathroom on the other side of the room, as soon as I stood in front of the mirror I saw the image that I had lived with
- Good morning, boy! - I greeted him after bending down and stroking his head, he received me with licks and wagging his tail frantically, I smiled with his gesture and got up, walking to the kitchen, I had bought a few things for him the next day I brought him home, I had bought his food, a bed bigger than his size, but it would be used even when he grew up and a guide, so I could go out with him, I didn't want an animal that would give me trouble on the street, so I decided to educate him correctly, I didn't buy a pot since he was small, and I wouldn't buy several times as he grows up, so I'm just using the plate I got the first time, I bent down in front of the cupboard and got the bag of feed, pouring it on the plate, he started to make a big party, jumping on my leg trying to reach the plate, it was cute, but I know that if I leave him with that kind of behavior I will have problems in the future. - Wait, you will only eat when you calm down. - I put some water in the kettle and
- What happened to her? - I asked apprehensively, already looking at her house, waiting for the woman to take the lead. - I don't know, she's had a fever for a few days, and it hasn't improved, at the hospital they said it was just a cold and that with medication it would soon get better, I don't know, but what to do. - Flora explained desperately while she took me to her house, I could see from afar how apprehensive the woman was, after all she no longer had a husband, and now with her sick daughter, it was double the work. - Stay calm, I'll see what's wrong. - I said as we strolled through the garden and onto the veranda. Flora opened the door and took me from the living room upstairs to the little girl's room, and as soon as I saw her lying on her bed I knew something was very wrong, the child's skin was so pale it looked like she was dead. - Call a cab or an ambulance, whichever comes first. - I said as I let go of Akira's collar on the floor who began to stir awkwardly sniffing
- I'm not the father, I'm just a friend, her mother is right behind the lady. - I warned her, since I couldn't take any responsibility for the girl. - I understand, no problem, let me examine the little girl. - The doctor came closer and unwrapped Megan like a delicate gift package just removed a little of the cloth and began to pass the object by the child's chest starting to hear something, if I remember well the name was stethoscope, I remembered when the doctor did the same in my chest, when I was younger, I had asked what was that and what was it for, the same explained to me that it was to hear the inside of the body, but clearly. While we waited for the doctor to speak what was happening Flora was trembling beside me, the woman was so tense that she was perspiring, I held her hand gently and smiled at her trying to reassure her even though I knew that a simple touch would not change anything. - Everything is going to be fine! - I spoke in the meantime, and as soon as I releas
Sometimes it is interesting how life turns us upside down, one moment we are doing very well and the next we have to run to a hospital for fear that a loved one will die, when Flora called me desperate because she couldn't call an ambulance, I was distressed, I knew that the youngest was sick, but she had apparently gotten worse, was already in the studio at that time about to start painting, but as soon as my phone rang, and I knew of her despair I wasted no time and called Mr. Joseph, it was funny how life puts people in your life at the right time, can be a way to give a little push in our lives, as if she knew everything that was about to happen. I had left everything behind without time to explain, at that moment I could no longer remember Draven or my painting, only Megan came into my mind, I grabbed my bag and ran out of the studio listening to Draven and Kiana's questioning. The hospital was not far, I just had to walk a little to the right of the studio, when I arrived I saw
There were only a few people inside, the beds were all next to each other and there was a big open door on the other side of the room, I ran my eyes around the place and saw the same man approaching Ethan and Flora, when I was about to approach I heard the woman's voice a little high - You! - Flora looked very tormented, even with that one little word I knew there would be no good there. - What's wrong with me? Is there a problem? - Unsurprisingly, the man was totally cynical. - You were the one who said my daughter had just a little flu, are you happy now? What kind of doctor gives a diagnosis without even looking at it properly? - Now I understood why the woman's reaction was so sweet, I had never seen her talk like that to anyone. - I think you are confusing me with someone else, ma'am. - As the man had his back to me, I didn't know what his look was at that moment, but from his voice I knew he was mocking the situation. - I'm not confusing you, you're the one who said it was j