Scrawling!

Alice

By Ikhtiarina Putri Shalehah

Ray was looking from his car window. He saw a group of children playing at the playground. It reminded him about his childhood when all he knew is all about playing. Cars, football, lego, and everything he really likes. He always like when his father going home with a box in his hand. Ray will open the box and seeing his newest favorite toys from Transformer.

Now, everything has changed. It was a Sunday afternoon and he was only 15 when he saw his nose was bleeding. He thought that he was okay. But then he felt like his world was spinning around and it became dark. Then in the next day, he found hiself were in a room painted in white with a respitor in his face. He could see his mother is sitting next to him.

“Ma....,” he couldn’t find his voice.

“You’re gonna be alright Ray,” his mom was holding his hand tight.

“What happened Ma? Why I am not in school? It is Monday and today Mr. Willy will teach me astronomy. I shouldn’t miss the class...”

Ma’s eyes were shoften, her heart is hurt knowing that Ray was laying in the hospital for almost three days. And it wasn’t Monday, it was Wednesday night.

“Ray, we have arrived.”

He realized that he recalling to much and he found their car were parked in the parking lot in St. Elisabeth Hospital.

“I hope you will meet a new friend today,” said Ma.

Ray was only smiling faintly. He took his bag and walking behind Ma.

“I have to meet Dr. Henry first, you can wait here.”

Ma was walking to a room were there is a board hanging on it. Ray chose to sit in a long chair in front of the room.

TO BE CONTINUED