Chapter 46 : A conversation

Samuel

Chrisanna is in the ICU. She has severe head injuries and lost too much blood. She might have gotten a fracture on her leg too. At this point, her condition is serious.

I'm standing against the wall facing the door of the ICU, my eyes fixed on the door but I can't see her through the small window due to the doctors surrounding her. The urge to barge inside there and watch her is killing me inside.

I know how much she hates hospitals. She's anxious around doctors and obviously hospital beds due to her worst experience when she was a kid.

I still remember how nervous she was when she broke her arm in school and cried until I went to her while the doctors were preparing the plasters. She kept squeezing my hand while sweating and warned me not to leave. I wish I could do that today.

My shoulders feel stiff and tense as my hands tightly clench at my sides when anxiety overwhelms me.

Every time a doctor or a nurse comes out of there, my heart skips and I rush for any single ne