I Fell in Love with Hope - Lancali

Although when her mother turns to me, frowning harder, and starts to
say something, Hikari stands in front of me. She talks back to her
mother with crossed arms, coming to my defense. I wish I could
follow her when she gets taken away by the hand.
All I can think of the further she gets taken from me is that the more
Hikari gets to know this place and the more it becomes a part of her,
the more she’ll come to realize the truths only our killers can teach
her: No matter what you steal, the nights are long and one day is as
much an illusion as reason.
“Sam!”
Sony doesn’t always need her oxygen therapy. Her single lung
fluctuates in efficiency, but she certainly isn’t supposed to run. Not
ever. So when she and C
come storming down the hall without a wheelchair following them,
my stomach drops.
“Why aren’t you in your rooms?”
“It’s Neo,” Sony says. “He’s going into surgery early.”
“What?”
“His parents are here,” C adds, and all three of us know that if we
aren’t quick enough, it’ll mean disaster.
resilience
TTHREE YEARS AGO
he hospital admitted a mean, skinny boy today. Pink shades flood his
face in a butterfly rash, its wings kissing his nose.
He cradles a cardboard box in his arms, stalling at the door of his
new room. It used to belong to someone else. Not knowing what
state that someone else left in brings hesitance to his step.