I Risked My Life To Save The Cheeky Girl, And As A Result, I Lost My Right Arm.

The Hospital Room at Midnight. (Part 2)

In the end, it was several hours later before I managed to calm down.

“Hah… hah… hah…”

The nurse was peering down at me from above as I lay in bed.

“Nakamura-san, you’re alright now. The medicine is starting to take effect.”

“Hah… hah…”

The tears that had overflowed from the corners of my eyes soaked my ears and stained the bed.

I sniffled and tried to steady my trembling breath.

“………..”

As I gradually regained my composure, a wave of guilt hit me.

It was already quite dark outside. I had caused trouble for the doctor and nurses late into the night.

“…I’m sorry. I lost control…”

When I said that with an exhausted voice, the female nurse responded kindly.

“It’s alright.”

“If there’s anything you need, feel free to ask us.”

“………..”

I glanced around the room. There were only three of us in the room: myself and two nurses. Hasegawa was nowhere to be seen.

“Um, where’s Hasegawa…?”

“Hasegawa? Ah, the person who had been visiting you… she left about two hours ago.”

“………..”

“Visiting hours were long over, and we told her that we would take care of everything from here on, so she left.”

“…Uh, what time is it now?”

“It’s just about 11 PM.”

“………..”

I see… Yeah, that makes sense.

If she left two hours ago, that would’ve been around 9 PM. Well, there’s nothing to be done about it. There are hospital rules, and they couldn’t have let her stay late.

Still, the absence of someone familiar… it slightly intensified my sense of loneliness.

After that, I was given some water and decided to try sleeping. When the nurses left the room, the lights were turned off, and the room became completely dark.

“…Hah…”

In the dark room, I let out a heavy sigh.

How much longer will these days continue? What have I even done?

If I had done something terribly wrong, then I could accept this suffering. But for this suffering, I… I…

“…………”

Knock knock

At that moment, there was a knock on the door of my hospital room. I thought it might be one of the nurses, so I responded, “Come in.”

“…Uwaa… Uwaaa…”

However, the person who entered the room was… a tearful Hasegawa.

“H-Hasegawa?”

I sat up and said that.

“Why? Didn’t you leave?”

“…Sniff… sniff… I was… hiding in the bathroom. I was… worried about you…”

“…………”

“I’m sorry… I’m sorry… It’s all my fault… It’s all Yuzu’s fault…”

“…………”

“I’m sorry I couldn’t help you… I’m sorry for making you go through… this…”

Hasegawa tightly gripped her skirt and sobbed, her body shaking.

I couldn’t say anything. I could only silently watch as she cried.

Clink, clink

At that moment, I heard footsteps in the hallway. It was probably one of the nurses.

(If Hasegawa is here, she’ll get in trouble…!)

Panicking, I gestured for Hasegawa to come closer and whispered to her.

“Hasegawa, come here. It’s already past visiting hours. If they find you, you’ll get in trouble…”

“…………”

Hasegawa rubbed her eyes, then quietly came over to me. She crawled under the blanket I was using and hid her body.

Hasegawa turned her body towards the wall, facing away from me.

Creek

At the same time, the door to the hospital room opened, and a nurse, holding a flashlight, peered inside.

“Nakamura-san, are you okay? Is something wrong?”

“Oh, no… I’m fine.”

“I see. If anything happens, please don’t hesitate to use the nurse call button to call us.”

“Y-Yes… thank you…”

Creek, slam

The nurse closed the door and walked back down the hallway.

Clink, clink, clink, clink…

Once I confirmed the footsteps were getting farther away, I let out a relieved sigh.

“Did… did the nurse leave?”

Hasegawa turned her body towards me, poking her head out from under the blanket, and asked.

“Yeah, looks like she left…”

“Thank goodness. But what should we do? I can’t go home tonight, can I…”

“Huh? Why not?”

“Well, the front door is probably already locked, and even if I could leave, there won’t be any buses at this hour. I only have a commuter pass, so I can’t get home any other way.”

“Oh, right. Hmm… this is a problem.”

“Maybe I’ll sleep in the bathroom… The multipurpose restroom should be spacious enough.”

“No, no, don’t do that. You won’t be able to sleep properly in the bathroom, and if by chance a nurse finds you, you’ll get in big trouble.”

“That’s true, but…”

“Fine, just share my bed. You can use half of it.”

“Huh? You mean, your bed?”

“Yeah.”

“Is that… really okay?”

“Of course.”

“…………”

“I’ll make sure not to get too close to the wall. If we lie down sideways, there’s enough space for both of us without our bodies touching.”

“…Alright. I’ll do that for tonight.”