Kyle hands me the first pill to take . I take one by one instead of altogether because the first time I had to take multiple pills , I choked . Gulp . The first pill was down . It felt weird for something to be going down my throat with water . Gulp . It kind of makes you feel like you have to swallow the entire mouthfull of whatever . Gulp . But once it ’ s over , it ’ s like nothing happened . The medicine within you just kind of works itself , and you ’ re slowly getting better . I think so anyway .
“ And you ’ re finished , Kaiden .” Kyle says ; throwing away his gloves and washing his hands . “ I ’ ll see you tomorrow . Don ’ t get into any emergencies without me ” he always said before he left for the day .
As soon as Kyle left , there was silence . The woman always watched me take my pills to make sure I didn ’ t choke like the first time . She was still looking at me after , but after I had taken my medicine , she didn ’ t seem as frustrated or confused . She kind of had a plain look on her face , almost like not knowing how to react .
“ Kaiden …” she began ; but that ’ s all she could manage to get out , she began to cry . Tears coming down her face like a miniature stream . She hugged me , and laid her head on my left shoulder , still crying . I don ’ t know what I did . Maybe now was my time ; to talk to her , and tell her the things I wanted to .
“ What is your name ?” I managed to say quietly . She cried more , I could feel my shirt beginning to become wet . She held onto me tightly before saying anything . “ It ’ s Jaylyn ” she said , still crying . The mood changed though , as if something broke through . “ Jaylyn ” I said softly , “ Jaylyn ”. I leaned into her and hugged her back , resting my head on her left shoulder and I held onto her for a long time . Still hugging me and and still crying . Her emotions just let loose . It felt as if any tension in the air had gone away . It was as if something had been lifted , and the weight had disappeared out of thin air . “ Kaiden …” she said softly , still crying on my shoulder . I sat there , not knowing what to do or how to react . I didn ’ t want to let her go . What if I never got a hug after this ? What if this only happened this one time ?
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