Lying on the bed, I turn on my stomach watching out the window.
There is a completely opposite scene there. The other buildings are old with half white paint. Most of the windows are broken. There is also a man looking outside through one of the broken windows.
He is familiar but i cannot really remember where i saw him;
The weather is nice, sunshine different from yesterday which was filled with mountains of black clouds and pouring.
The birds are chirping, there is peace. I have wanted to for a long time. No gun sound. No shouting. No crying. No argument. Just silence and nature.
I closed my eyes sensing the wind breeze hitting on my soft face with a cold sensatation—reliefing.
To destroy my moment;
A kid broke my whole peace in a few seconds saying, "Good morning."
I was thinking how he knows I am awake when I am fully covered in blanket from head to toe and picking out from the gap, really.
The boy smiled and sat on my bed in the corner.
"Don't be shy." the kid says with a soft tone.
I annoyingly sat up glaring directly at his eyes, "..." the boy was the same which was praised by that bushy man. I think his name is Retro.
Little Retro looked at me with excitement, "You are new here. Then I am Retro. What is your name then?"
I stare at him, "..."
The little retro became sad, lowering his head, "You do not want to talk to me?" He picks from the corner of his eyes.
"..." I turn my gaze to the other side, watching over the surrounding and other bed.
The other children were up and ya specially enough looking at me with a wide smile display on their faces. I cannot really maintain my poker face and pass them a warm smile still not willing to talk to strangers.
My eyes swallow and hurt when I try to open it more. It was reddened because of crying. A girl approaches, her palm standing in front of me to hold it.
I looked up. She is wearing a large frock down to her knees knitted with stones and left over the sleeve and shoulder. Her dress was pretty! Without wasting any other moment she grabbed my hand. She stared at my palms and elbow and then leg—examining.
She gave a concerned glance at me. She looks at the retro beside me and makes a hand sign asking for something.
Little retro understands the task and runs toward what he needs. After he left. The girl sat beside me brushing off the locks of head from my forehead.
She sighed—shaking her head;
"What is your name, kid?" She waited for the response and in the return nothing came. She asked, "Anyway, I am dory."
But that time I understood just by the face and the behaviour. She is dramatic but she is kind hearted too.
The other kids also gathered around me.
All the kids were giggling and gossiping about me or others. When I look at them they always change topics and cheer me on, provoking me to talk.
The little Retro arrives with a first aid kit. He handed it to the little Dory. I notice retro fingers are trembling.. No, his whole body is trembling but I decided to ignore it.
Little Dory did her work effectively putting the Ointment on my wounds with help of cotton and then wrapped the bandage around.
She wiped the drop of sweat from her head and finally handed over the equipment to the Little retro who was patiently looking at the process with focus like learning to come out of his focus and grab the used wastes and throw it into the black plastic.
Little Mina also joins in pecking out through the situation. The little Dory stood up with a very smile, "I think you are fine. Or there is any other part which is injured or bruised."
I realized my stomach was also hurting with my cheek. Little dory smiled and put the ointment on the cheek to stop the swelling and gave me the tablet to swallow.
I pulled up my shirt showing my purplish wound on my stomach. The Little dory gasped, "Who did this, my poor child." But at that time what can I even say that their lovely 'stew' did this. I don't want to ruin anything. I am just being quiet. Proud of myself like 'huh… I am so kind. I am the best kid in the world.' my silly and childish habit poking out the shell, slowly.
She touched the wound which I responded as "Ouch!" the other kids stare at me with shock. I tilt my head in double shock and confusion. What are they making fun of me for?
The little Mina takes steps forward breaking the shock phase, "You can actually talk?" the others nodded in unison. Now I looked at them in shock. Who are they to call me mute because I don't talk.
"So you can talk." Another kid came up with a serious and playful voice. "Man, you really are insane."
I lower my head in more confusion. How are they even talking like this which I cannot fully understand. 'Man' really did look like a grown man to them.
A sparkle of light on my face means I am superior here hehe, grinning on my own. The others notice the change of mood and join in.
The Little Dory patches the wound and says, "Swallow it." again. Medicine glowing on her palm which I really didn't eat or swallow until now.
I take it from her hands then just stare at her, "Don't know how to?" She tsked and dissolved in the cup of water.
"Swallowing is better than drinking but… what we can do."
She grabbed me from my jaws, opened it wide and shoved the whole dissolved solution in my mouth. When the sour taste hit my tongue I felt like puke but she blocked it and roared, "Swallow" in fear. I swallow like an obedient child.
Everyone sighs in silence. When I look at other kids except Little Dory of course everyone's face was dull like they faced it too. They give me a sympathetic gaze.
Then strangely a bell rings loudly.
The Little dory stands up and goes away taking her first aid kit disappearing after door slam.
The Little retro apologized from her side saying, "She has a nasty personality but believe me she is nice. I don't know why she is acting like this?" He scratched his temples. And look at the time, "It's time to go too."
It was eight am in the morning.
"...?" I stared at him like what did he even mean 'nasty personality' . I can find the meaning when little Mina grabs my hand and drags me out from the door with a wide smile spreading through her face.
"No more drama."
I just silently followed.. Huh… I can't do anything there anyway!
TO BE CONTINUED…