1 Lauren Glinderlyn

(Lorkhan's pov)

My name is Lorkhan Khorn, i hate a lot of things, and only like chocolate. I'm currently five years old, and today was SUPPOSED to be a special day for me.

I'm currently inside the car, on my way to the hospital. And no, i'm not sick. It's just that my parents just decided to postpone my birthday party, because a random kid of my parents friend got into an accident.

Ugh…., Why should they care? i mean is he that important? well i know he's important, but could they at least let me have my own fun first!

On my way there, i could see the genuine worried expression. So, i could only swallow my complains and just wait.

In the hospital, my parents immediately went to the receptionist and ask the nurse there. After the nurse told them location, they immediately drag me into the fifth floor, here and there. Oh, i forgot to introduced them to you guys.

My mom is a manager in a small company called 'Ruik's tailor shop'. Her name is Johanna Khorn. Meanwhile my dad is a graphic designer, cool right?, his a freelancer. His name is Luke Khorn. I don't know much about them, because they mostly hide things from me. But you know what! i'll make sure to dig them up one by one.

Arriving in front of the room the nurse told my parents. There was a huge word saying ICU on it. My parents knock it and entered the room.

When we entered the room, there was Two beds. And I'm guessing the big man is the dad and the small one is the the child. He looked no older than me. But, from his head to his toes was Bandage. I want to see better, but this wide glass is blocking my way.

And strangely by that time, i had almost forgotten about my displeasure earlier. I don't know what, but i strangely felt attracted to the kid warp in bandages.

While i was focussing my sight to the kid. It seem my parents was talking to the doctor. The doctor said something like:

"I'm sorry" and "... Had died" and "they won't live long" and "surgery"

And when i heard about they won't live long, and prayed that the kid wasn't one of the 'they'

Then I laugh at myself. I was complaining few hours ago about that kid and now i'm worried about him, wow Lorkhan, you sure are weird!

But little did I know by the time i was laughing at myself, I saw a hint of light, glowing around the kid. The kid's injury was healing quickly, or so it seems. or was the right word rapidly? oh well. Either way, it seem no one saw that small light covering the kid. So i thought it was normal.

When the doctor finished talking with my parents, and looked towards the glass, he looked flagbastered. He quickly called the medical team (or what i thought it was) and started examining the kid. Some was glad meanwhile most of the was surprised.

After that. They told my worried parents and told them the kid will live! i was happy, then i thought 'wait! does that mean he was supposed to be one of the 'they?'. I shivered at the thought and tried to forget the it, while trying to convince myself  'At least he's alright!'

But then a sad news came.

"His life may not be in danger, but his eyesight won't return" said the doctor in a grevent tone.

and with that the earlier joy quickly turn into depression. My eyes were twitching so hard to the point I seriously wanted to laugh "At least he's alive, right?" i said my thought out loud. It seem they were all surprised at my statement, which make me want to laugh at their baffled face, and at the same time making me want to hide into a deep hole, because of my cheesy statement. 'ahhh…! Hazukashii!!!' I screamed inside my head, while trying to put on a neutral face, which was extremely hard. But in the end i couldn't help it and blushed hard.

Opposite as my expectation of being teased by this adults, i was praised instead "Yeah, Lork is right, we're glad that his alive" mom said with a smile. People who don't know her may say, 'she's putting a genuine smile' but dad and I know that she's actually really sad right now. and now I could only blame this big mouth of mine.

What happened next brought an impact on mom and dad more. The doctors words was like the following

"We're truly are  sorry for the news we brought. But, it seem the parents of the poor child won't make it. His mother had died while at the process of surgery while his father is diagnosed to be brain dead…"

I wasn't able to hear the rest because i told to wait outside with the nurse that was on standby.

When i ask the nurse to let me hear their conversation, the nurse kept on saying something like "It's an adult conversation" and "It's not something a kid like you should be listening"

I was really pissed, 'hey i'm not a kid, and what's with this adult conversation? i was drag here and now im being Forced to wait?!? Ugh…'. But alas, in the end i couldn't help but just sulk.

They were taking to long, and i don't know when. But it seem i fell asleep while waiting for them.

The next day.

I woke up on my comfy bed, like usual, the first thing i say was a toy airplane on the ceiling of my room. I got up and get dressed. Today, i'm wearing a simple white shirt coupled with a beige vest and beige short pants.

I got to admit. Yesterday was not the best birthday a five year old could have. But hey, at least it was interesting.

I went down stairs to greet my parents and have my breakfast. But guess what. As soon as i step down from the stairs I was drag into the car AGAIN! without any warning or whatsoever.

Inside the car I was again, internally crying and complaining 'can't you guys at least let me have my breakfast?' just as i finished thinking of food, my mom gave me a basket full of sandwiches. But as i was about to dig in. Mom warn me "Lork, please don't eat first we'll eat in the hospital"

'Are you telling a frickin telling five year old to held his or her (well his in this case though) hunger? If, and if I was a normal five year old I would already be throwing a tantrum by now!'

But as a good kid, I could just swallow up the complaints, and curse my yesterday's wish of sympathizing the cause of my miserableness of the last two days, well maybe not THAT miserable, but, you guys know what I'm saying right?

As we arrive at the hospital, unlike yesterday's huriness to the room, my parents were more relax. Like yesterday, they ask the receptionist for the room number and went there.

My parents held my arm and brought me to the elevator. They pressed the number '3' button and the door of the elevator closes slowly. We went up and went to a room with a number of '3624'. I don't know why, but that number felt familiar for some reason.

As we enter the room, we were greeted by a medium to large white room. A the opposite side of the door, there was a large 1.5×2.5 meter long window, with a great view of the hospitals garden. In front of the window there was bed covered in white. On top, there was a the kid from yesterday (I'm not sure because I wasn't able to see him yesterday because of the mummy like bandage that covers him) but the feeling of being attracted came back, and now, there was another feeling i felt, i felt comfortable, and relaxed for some reason. I almost forgot what I ate this morning- wait, right! I DIDN'T ATE ANYTHING!.

'Hahaha…,  I think my head is a mest' I Laugh internally at myself.

When I came closer I could see the kid clearly now. He has brownish blond hair, his skin was quite pale, and he still had a bandage covering his eyes. I was quite disappointed, i want to see his eye too.

But it seems like he was sleeping so even it wasn't covered in bandages I still couldn't see it.

Wile feeling disappointed, I felt a pat on my shoulder. It was my dad, He was smiling then he announce "He will be your new brother"

Trying to process the information, I was surprised, shocked  amazed, and happy at the same time. Surprised and shock because of the announcement. Amazed by my dad's bold statement. And strangely happy because HE will be my brother. But then I realized something, 'what about his own parents?'

I knew it was a sensitive information, but I still ask him nonetheless.

And as I ask their face grew darker by the second, and I thought 'I knew it'. But as a child they thought it was, um…, how do i say it, Inappropriate? Unsuitable? what ever it is, either way, they brushed it of by saying, "We will tell you when you grew older dear" like always. Honestly it was starting to pissed me off. But, oh well, whatever I guessed?

My mom put the basket filled with sandwiches on the table beside the bed and took out a basket full of fruits, which she took out practically out of nowhere, i mean literally, i didn't even saw her bring it! or maybe I was just wasn't paying attention.

I took a sandwich and ate it, and by that time i finally could feel my stomach rumbling. Seriously?

While we were eating, I heard a loud growl. I stopped for a moment and brush the thought off, thinking 'it was probably just my mind playing tricks on me' with that I continued eating the delicious filled with umami sandwich. But then I heard it again. But this time it was longer like,

Groowwll…

Then stop. 'Okay, that's definitely real, I swear I hear it!' I thought. My mom seem to notice and asked me, so I just tell her what I hear. She widen her eyes for a moment looking surprised then laugh.

I don't understand why she was laughing but then she explained to me "It seem Little Lauren is hungry, no?'

Lauren? there's no one else here so…, that kid's name is Lauren then? So his awake?

Like a cue from my mom. Lauren laugh a bit and scratch the back of his head while saying "I've been found out huh?" and laughing a bit. He sat up and adjust his position.

He breath for a while and ask me my parents about his parents condition. I was quite amazed, because usually a kid like him would panicked because he couldn't see anything, but he was actually worried about his parents. Wow.

Hearing that my parents told me to wait outside, AGAIN. I tried to retort but, alas, it was like usual, in vain.

So I step out of the room like a good kid and waited for them to finished. I sat down on the nearest couch and just daydreamed about 'What if's…'

The clock was ticking, and seconds kept on passing by.

I seriously don't know what they were talking about, but still, we arrived here like ten o'clock, and right now the sun was already at the top of the hospital, so it's been two hours, yes, TWO FRIKIN' HOURS. 'What are they talking about? an entire story of a Hero's journey or something?'

Just as I was about to barge in, the door of the room opened, revealing a gloomy atmosphere. I want to ask but remembering the last time I ask a sensitif question, yeah, i think i can refrain myself from asking.

The rest of the few hours was quite quiet, until my mom broke the silence by saying "Do you want an apple?" with a smile and took an apple from a basket and started peeling the skin off.

I wanted to reject it so... bad, but, O' dear mother made me eat it. I wanted to barf. But I just had to swallow it.

The rest of the day was just talking about random stuff and laughing at weird jokes.