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Nov 19, 2015 09:14AM
Cal hesitated to speak for only a moment. "Scott, it's Cal." he sighed, speaking in a low voice because he was pacing the length of the hospital hallway in front of Ajax;s room.
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"Shes okay." he breathed. "At least we think she is. She's in the hospital and currently unconscious. This morning right before I was about to drive her to school she had a seizure. A really bad one." he paused, his voice shaking. One could tell he was a second away from falling apart. "It lasted so long and afterwards she wouldn't move."
"Be careful driving Scott. Ajax isn't going anywhere. I don't need you getting hurt to." He said before hanging up because the doctor showed up. Cal followed him into Ajax's room.
A lady was walking out of Ajax's room with tears in her eyes. One look at her and anyone could tell she was her mother. She looked up and wiped her eyes. "You must be Scott." She forced a small smile. "I'm Marie. Ajax's mom. But I'm sure you know that."
Marie bit her lip and hugged her arms around herself. "well they just ran some tests and we have to wait a while to hear back from them. But we have a feeling we know what it is. Something we've been expecting since she was diagnosed. I'll let Cal fill you in. I need some fresh air. You can go on in". She nodded at the door. Inside, Ajax looked very tiny in the large hospital bed, surrounded by wires and tubes that disappeared under her gown and the flesh on her wrists. She had canola in her nose for oxygen and a pulse monitor on her index finger. Besides the machines, she just looked like she was sleeping peacefully.
Cal looked up from his spot on the couch on the other side of the room. He had a laptop open on his lap. "Hey." He said softy, closing his laptop. Although they haven't even been there for 24 hours, Cal looked exhausted.
Cal nodded and sighed deeply, crossing his arms over his chest. "She was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was six. They ran so many tests on her to see why, but they couldn't come up with it. But now that's older, and grown a lot since then, the doctors are saying it might be because of a small tumour in her brain that grew over time. We still need this confirmed but we think that's what it is." He concluded with a deep frown.
"They can remove it, yeah. But that won't guarantee that it will stop her seizures. It could lessen them though." He nodded. He looked at Ajax and sighed. "I'm going to go get some lunch and find Marie. You can sit with her if you want." He stood up.
"Of course. I couldn't leave you in the dark. I know how much you two care about each other." He smiled and took one last look at Ajax before leaving the room, closing the door silently behind him.
Ajax's head was slightly turned to the side, ironically toward him. Her chest gently rose and fell as she breathed softly and slowly. Her skin was slightly cold. She could hear him, and was trying her hardest to wake up.
Several minutes went by with no movement. But then, with a lot of struggle, her hand twitched and very slowly shuffled toward his head, the tips of get fingers shakily touching his hair.
((The cuteness is killing me lol))Her hand stilled in his hair, the medication threatening to tug her under again. But she fought it for a little while longer. Another few minutes went by before she exhaled loudly out of her noise as the corner of her mouth twitched, but that was all she could do.
((Lol no worries. I had classes))Ajax inwardly whimpered, frustrated with herself because she couldn't open her eyes, or do much of anything else. It was visible that her eyes were moving slightly under her closed lids, but that was all.
The door opened and Cal walked In with his wife, McDonald's bag in hand.
Cal smiled and nodded. "I hope so. But if she does, I doubt she'll be awake for long." He sat the bag on the small table. "I didn't know what you liked so I just got you a mcdouble." He said. Marie walked up to the other side of Ajax's bed and smoothed her hair back with a small smile. "We'll know what's wrong soon baby." She whispered
((I have one more in an hour but I'm skipping it to work on an essay due tomorrow lol))Marie stayed by Ajax's side for a few more moments before also sighing and going over to the table to eat. "Are your parents okay with you skipping school right now Scott?" cal asked as he unwrapped his sandwich.
Marie and Cal looked at each other for a moment, then smiled."you remind us a lot of ourselves when we were your age." Marie said as she sipped her drink.
A few minutes passed and the doctor walked in either a typical clipboard and a bunch of X-rays in his hand. "Good afternoon." He nodded to everyone.Cal and Marie discarded their food. "Did you get the results back?" They both asked.
He nodded and turned on the X-ray board and slipped the two sheets into it, showcasing an X-rays of Ajax's Brian and skull.
"Is it what we've been expecting all of these years unfortunately." He sighed. He then pointed to a spot in the X-ray that looked like a small fuzzy ball. "This, is the tumour. We were correct about it being there all this time, but it didn't show until now. And now that's it's getting bigger, her seizures are getting worse." He said."But you can remove it, right?" Marie asked softly.
He nodded. "I'm one-hundred percent certain we can get most of it out and use chemo to get rid of the remaining."
"Yes chemo but not in a cancerous sense. It;s just the medicine we have to use to fight it. She won't lose her hair or anything." He said. "I'd like to keep her here for observation for at least a day or two to see if anything changes and if she has another seizure. Meanwhile she can rest and once she wakes up I'll examine her more and we'll discuss the surgery. I'll have a nurse bring a cot in for you Cal to sleep on tonight." He said as he took the xrays down.
"Thank you Doctor. We'll let you know if she wakes up." Cal said.He nodded and left after checking Ajax.
"Scott, you can stay the night here too if you'd like. I could use the company and so could she. Even if she doesn't wake up today I know she'll want you here." Cal said to him.
Cal nodded and sat back down and finished off his sandwich and drink.About two more hours went by before anything really happened. But finally, Ajax was finally able to wake up, of show signs that she slowly was. Her leg under the covers shifted ever so slightly and a small whimper vibrated in her throat.
By this point, Cal was out of the room with Marie, who was going to head home.Ajax's face contorted into grimace, internally trying her hardest to wake to wake up. Her lips parted and slowly dabbed at her bottom lip with her tongue as he eyes flickered open, but just barely. Everything was foggy at first, but she blinked a few times to clear them. The first thing she saw was Scott, and her face immediately warmed up and her heart monitor picked up speed a little. "H-hey." She croaked, swallowing hard.
Ajax closed her eyes again, just because it was so tiring to keep them open. She lazily returned the kiss and nodded very slowly and numbly. "Mhm." She hummed, then smacked her lips together. "I'm thirsty." She rasped, then coughed a few times,
Ajax couldn't raise up on her elbows to level herself with the water, nor could she hold it herself. She crawled her fingers over to the side of her bed and pressed a button on a remote and her bed slowly started to recline up. "How long?" She whispered just so her voice wouldn't crack.
Ajax opened her eyes slightly to see what she was doing so she wouldn't spill any water on herself. She parted her lips for him and slowly drank the water for a minute or two. She then licked her lips and rested her head back against the pillows again. "Thank you," she coughed a little then sighed, closing her eyes. "Yeah. I don't really remember." She rasped again.
Ajax held his hand loosely, listening to him speak. She couldn't be any happier that to hear him talk. Ajax sighed deeply and turned her head to the side, her eyes still closed. She weakly raised her other hand and pointed a finger at her temple. "I got a yucky thing in here." She mumbled cutely, the drugs obvious now.
She dropped her hand with a heavy thud against the mattress and lightly giggled which turned into a cough. "They're gonna cut me open and peel back my skin like in Saw." She mumbled, yawning cutely.
Ajax weakly kissed him back and nodded, reaching for the covers that were around her waist and pulled them up to her shoulders. She managed to roll onto her side and curl up slightly. Cal was at the nurses desk, talking to the head nurse. He had a small plastic bag in his hand.
Cal perked up, nodding. "Thank you Scott." He turned back to the nurse. "Can you let the doctor know that my daughter is awake? Thanks." He then quickly walked down the hall with scoot into Ajax's hospital room. "Hey trooper." He said softly, but loud enough for her to hear. He walked up to her bedside and shuffled through the bag.
"Mm." Ajax hummed.
"I got some things from home for you." He pulled out one of her throw blankets that was in her bed.
Cal kissed the top of her head then draped the familiar blanket over her. "I also brought your pillow." He pulled it out. "Can you sit up or do you need help?" He asked."Help." She murmured, or more so mumbled. "Can you help me Scott?" Cal asked as she put the pillow down for a moment. "If it hurts just say so okay honey?"
Ajax nodded slowly.
Cal quickly took the hospital pillow away and slipped her familiar one under her head. "There you go darling." He smoothed back her hair."Thank you." She rasped and snuggled up once Scott placed her back down on the bed. "Do you want to sleep Aj?" He whispered.
Ajax nodded.
"Mind lowering her bed?" Cal asked Scott before setting the bag aside.
"Don't go." Ajax whispered, almost whined it. If she had the stretch to turn around and face him, she would.Cal smiled a little and looked over as the doctor came in.
"Good evening Ajax. I'm going to check on you okay?" He walked up to her bed.
Ajax whined, softly whimpering.
"I know you want to sleep sweetheart. This will only take a minute." He said gently.
The doctor was silent as he checked all of her vitals and the her monitors. "Everything seems to be good. She's obviously just really tired. I'll let her rest and she should feel better after a well-needed nap. A few nurses will come in every now and then to do checkups." He said, scribbling in his note pad. "Visiting hours are over in an hour by the way." He said to Scott before he swiftly left the room. "I'll go talk to him." Cal said, following him out.
Ajax shifted her feet under the covers. "Toes are cold." She whimpered cutely. Ajax took a minute to roll onto her back so she could somewhat face him, turning her face toward him. "Cold." She said, touching his shirt, trying to grab it but she failed. The bag Cal brought held some clothes for Ajax.
Ajax didn't reply for almost a full minute. She shuffled her feet under the blankets slowly. "socks." She whispered, then added: "please." Cal came in quietly sitting down on the couch and opening his laptop again. He wanted to give them their privacy, but he was still there if either of them needed him.
Ajax barely moved as he put her socks on, grateful that her feet could stay warm now. She hid them back under the covers, then very gently patted the mattress that was in front of her as she curled up on her side again. "You." She croaked.
Ajax shuffled closer to him and rested her head on his chest, finally letting sleep over take her. Cal glanced over at them with a small smile. he took out his phone and snapped a picture and sent it to his wife.
((just thought i'd do a slight skip along here lol))
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It was two in the morning. A nurse just left after checking on Ajax without waking anyone up. She wasn't suppose to let Scott sleep in the same bed as her, but they looked to peaceful to disturb. Cal was sleeping in the cot in the corner of the room. Ajax shuffled in Scott;s arms, slightly squirming. "Scott." She whispered sleeply, forcing herself to wake up.
Ajax opened her eyes, but her eyelids were still really heavy due to the drugs. "I need to pee." She whispered. The nurse removed her catheter a few hours ago, so she had to use the bathroom if she needed to. But there was also no way she could get there on her own.
Ajax wrapped her arms loosely around his neck and grunted lightly as he lifted her up into his arms. She crossed her ankles and held onto him with one hand as she grabbed her IV pole with the other, pulling it alongside them. "Just help to get in there." She murmured, coughing slightly.Her dad stirred, but didn't wake.
Ajax winced slightly as her blood moved around in her brain. She found her footing, slightly hunched over slightly. "Yeah. I'll be okay. She gripped her IV pole and held his arm with her other hand, lightly squeezing. "Thank you, Scott." She smiled tiredly. She looked pale.
Ajax's smile grew wider and she nodded. She didn't quite know it yet, but she was slowly falling in love with Scott. Once he was outside, she took her time settling on the toilet, which took a lot longer than it should. Her bones felt like they were rubber and her muscles felt like they were frozen. She finished after several minutes, flushing the toilet. She stood up and fixed her gown, then slowly shuffled over to the sink, dragging her IV pole along. Ajax washed her hands, dried them, and then shuffled to the door. "I'm done." She whispered, pushing the door slowly open.
Ajax loosely held onto his neck again as he carried her to bed, setting her pole beside her bed in its proper place. She rested on her side facing toward him so she curled up in his arms perfectly. And nodded and also closed her eyes, the drugs taking her under again. "You comfy?" She asked softly, pulling the covers over them both.
(( I so badly wanted her to whisper "I love you" to him because of the drugs and the tiredness lol))Ajax smiled and sighed softly with content. "Night night." She whispered, and allowed herself to fall asleep without any worries of nightmares thanks to the drugs and of course Scott.
((I can if you want lol I can just rewrite my post then we can skip to the morning?))
((Well she would mean it deep down, but the drugs kind of encouraged her to just say it without thinking lol)
((Kk! Lol ))Ajax smiled and sighed softly with content. "I love you." She whispered, unaware of what she said. She allowed her body to fall asleep again with out any worries about nightmares, thanks to the drugs and of course Scott.
It was a little after seven in the morning when a nurse came in to wake her up for a blood sample. The nurse gently shook her, and Ajax replied with a whine, curling in on Scott. "Five more minutes." She muttered. The nurse sighed but laughed. "Fine; I'll be back soon." She giggled as she left.Ajax kept her eyes closed, not yet ready to wake up. However, she could already tell that she felt a lot better than she did yesterday, and probably would feel better if she ate something.
Ajax opened her eyes fully when she felt Scott move. "Oh; you're awake." She smiled, then yawned, rolling onto her back. She rubbed her face and stretched her limbs a little."Morning sweetie. How are you feeling?" cal asked, walking up to her side.
"Still weak. But a bit better." She yawned again.
((Awww noooo lol))Ajax frowned a little when he didnt reply, but then saw how tired he was. Unsure as to why he'd be tired, she assumed it because of the uncomfortableness of the hospital beds. "I'm used to these beds." She patted the mattress then kissed his cheek, pressing the remote on her bed to lift it slightly.
"I got you an egg sandwich and some chocolate milk and a muffin. I got permission from Doctor Snow for you to eat." Cal said, rolling the small table so it hovered over both of their laps. "Thank you." Ajax sat up a little more, wincing.
"You can go on home and freshen up Scott if you want. And let your folks know Ajax is okay." Cal said."As long as you promise to come back." Ajax said, leaning into him. She didn't want to yet touch her breakfast until the nurse took her blood.
