Reiner – Another One

“What about mummy?” Lance asked as he wiped tears from his eyes.

“Stop crying, Lance. You’re a man. Mummy is fine. I’ll take her home soon,” Reiner replied sternly.

Lance is a boy. He’s a young boy. I corrected Reiner in my head.

Reiner led the hesitant boys out of the room before returning to my side. He had a worried look on his face and I wondered what was wrong.

“I’ll call for the doctor,” Reiner mumbled before turning away.

I blinked in confusion at how strangely he was behaving. Did something happen while I was out?

“The doctor will be here soon,” Reiner told me after getting off the call.

“Is something wrong…with me?” I asked more in confusion than worry.

Reiner hesitated before he told me to wait for the doctor to arrive. A short while after, the doctor arrived and after knocking on the room’s door, she walked in.

“Hello. How are you feeling?” the doctor asked with a kind smile.

Another nurse followed her in and began checking on the IV drip that was attached to my arm.