I slowly turned around and my eyes fell on a little girl in a wheelchair. I coughed and even more blood came out. Her dark blue eyes stared up at me, "You look horrible."
I sighed, "I know."
She wheeled closer to me, "You didn't answer my question. Who are you?" I wiped my hand into my dress, "I'm Katie." Her short blonde hair blew across her freckled cheeks, "Hi Katie, I'm Alice. Nice to meet you." I smiled at her, "Nice to meet you too Alice."
"You're very brave Katie."
I tilted my head to the side, "Why'd you say that?" She straightened her pink hospital dress, "I think that anyone that can smile genuinely while they are in pain is very brave."
I looked away from her, "I'm not in pain." She met my eyes, "You don't have to lie to me, I saw when you fell from the vent and hurt your arm and when you coughed up blood. I may be a kid but I'm not stupid."
I sighed, "Sorry for lying to you Alice." She nodded, "It's okay."
She looked at my arm, "Aren't you going to go see a doctor?" I shook my head and she furrowed her eyebrows, "Why not?" I ran my hands through my hair, "It's complicated." She wheeled over to the hospital bed and patted it, "You can talk to me about it."
I sat on the bed, "I don't want to talk about it." She stared into my eyes, "Are you dying Katie?" I wiped the blood that was coming from my nose, "I guess so." Alice wheeled closer to the bed and pulled herself up beside me, "Oh, I am too."
Her words slowly registered in my mind and I instantly turned to face her. She swung her short legs back and forth as she stared into the ceiling, "I've been living with an incurable disease for the past seven years of my already short life. Each day my heart beats slower and slower. The best doctors from all over the world tried and failed to figure out what caused my heart to gradually slow down. Eventually they all gave up and I did too. I accepted my fate and decided to continue my life until my heart slows to a stop."
I was amazed and terrified at the same time of how mature she was. "What about your family and friends?"
She shrugged, "I don't have any. My parents abandoned me at the hospital when I was a baby and I never left this room so I couldn't make any friends. To be honest, you are the first person I've ever spoken to that wasn't a nurse or doctor."
I found it unfair that a child had to go through so much. Somehow, I saw myself through her.
She must've been so lonely all these years but just like me, those hardships made her strong. I was happy but sad to meet another one of karma's favorites. I wanted to tell her she wasn't alone and that she should fight for her life but then I'd be labelled a total hypocrite.
"Do you have any family and friends?"
I nodded and looked down, "Yes."
"Do you love them?"
Sometimes. I nodded, "Yes."
"Do they love you?"
I shrugged, "I think so."
A frown formed on her small face, "Then don't you think you're being a bit too selfish?" I furrowed my brows, "What do you mean?" She massaged her temples, "You're a slow one."
I looked down, "I know, sorry."
She sighed and continued, "Unlike me you have people who love you and care about you. Why would you hurt them if you truly loved them?" My mouth opened and closed a few times before I found something to say, "They can move on with their lives."
She gritted her teeth, "Yes they can, but the scar of losing someone they love and the pain will always be there. There won't be another Katie and they'll live on with their lives cursing at themselves for not being there for you, for not trying harder to save you. Do you really want to put the people that are supposed to be your family and friends through that?"
As she said that, I thought back to Sebastian and how frustrated he looked and immediately felt extremely guilty. I sighed and got up from the bed.
I didn't want her to be right but she was, I am being selfish. I slapped myself, "Dumb bitch, how dare you try giving up on life just because of a little injection." I couldn't believe that I almost gave Karma what she wanted.
"Are you okay?" I chuckled and turned around to face her, "Yea, thanks for talking some sense into me." She smiled, "No problem." I narrowed my eyes at her, "Are you really a child?" She released an adorable giggle, "Of course I am."
I scratched my arm, "You're a bit too wise for your age."
I coughed up even more blood than before. Alice looked worriedly at me, "You're looking even worse, your face has gone incredibly pale. You should hurry and find a doctor or you'll die whether you want to or not."
I nodded and wiped the blood that came from my nose. I made my way to the door, "Thanks for the advice Alice." She smiled and did a small wave.
I ran over to her and pulled her into a hug, "You're not alone anymore okay?" I looked into her eyes, "You can no longer say you don't have any friends." I returned to the door and took one last glance at her, "I'll come look for you when I'm better."
She giggled, "If I'm still alive, sure."
I wiped a tear that escaped my eye and left the room closing the door behind me.
More blood left my body as the coughs became harsher and a lot more frequent. I held the side of the wall as I walked, my body started feeling extremely weak.
Where the hell are all the doctors? Weren't they all just looking for me?
I sighed as I neared an empty hallway. I hope Sebastian won't be too mad at me.
"Katie?"
I turned around at the mentioning of my name. Well, speak of the devil and he shall appear.
Sebastian ran towards me and before I could say anything he smashed his lips on mine. I felt him put something in my mouth with his tongue and I slowly went unconscious after.
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