OUR LIVES: SEASON 2 (COMPLETED)

EPISODE 2

As the snow fell on Christmas day kids woke up extra early, parents prepared breakfast and the city was having a white Christmas. They all were having fun with their family. All but one boy that was very unfortunate. Brian sat in the entertainment room looking out the window at the people walking by with big bags in their hands. They were probably on their way to someone’s house with those bags. Brian wanted out of that dreadful hospital. He wanted to be with his friends and to drink eggnog. As he sat there, there were older people in the room with him. They all sat there watching the Christmas log on TV. He got up and made his way over to one of the old men. He sat next to him.
“Hello there.” Brian greeted the man. The man looked over at Brian.
“Hello.” Brian smiled at him. The old man looked so lonely.
“My name is Brian. Merry Christmas sir.” The man looked back at him.
“Thank you young man. Merry Christmas to you too.” The man looked back to the television. Brian just sat there and from time to time he would talk to the old man.

“Thank you so much for letting me stay the night.” Amanda told Kimberly. Kimberly was just wiping the coal out of her eye. She looked at Amanda who in the morning looked like a train wreck.
“Sure it’s no problem. So you going back home?”
“I’m not sure yet. Well I have to so I can pick up the gifts. But I don’t know if I’m staying there.” Amanda folded up the Aerobed.
“You have to stay there. I mean where else will you go?” Kimberly got up from the bed and made her way to the bathroom. Amanda stood there and thought about that. Where would she go? She put the Aerobed back where she got it.
“You have to talk to them.” Kimberly said as she entered the room. Amanda looked at her like she was retarded.
“You have to be kidding me. I will never speak to them again. They kept that secret from me for years. They could have told me the truth.”
“Maybe they had a reason not to. Did you ever look at it like that?”
“NO!!!! What reason do they have to hide that from me?” Amanda put the dress back on that she wore the night before to the party.
“OK don’t blow up. I mean everybody has reasons to hide something. Sometimes it’s to keep their loved ones around. I feel you should talk to them and find out why. Give them the benefit of the doubt.” Kimberly told her. Amanda looked at her still like she was retarded.
“Well I have to go there now. I’ll see you later at the hospital right?”
“I’m going right now. I have to do things later with my dad.”
“Okay cool so I’ll see you soon. Thank you and Merry Christmas.”
“You too honey. Take it easy.” Amanda walked out the room. Kimberly stood there watching her walk away.
“That girl is going to be a mess.” She made her way to her bed and she fixed it up.

“Merry Christmas honey.” David looked at his mom and he smiled a half smile. “Why didn’t you wake me up last night? I wanted to know how Brian was doing. He is okay right?” His mother asked him. David nodded his head yes. “Oh thank God. So what do you want for breakfast?” David sat down at the table and just stared into space. His mother went over to him and put her hand on his shoulder.
“Honey is everything okay with you?” David looked u at her.
“Yeah mom I’m okay. Just a little tired is all.” David smiled at her again but this time the smile was real.
“Good so this morning I’m going to make you my famous blueberry pancakes. How does that sound?” David gave her a thumbs up. She made her way to the fridge and she opened it to get the ingredients that she needed. David just sat there with no words to say.

“Here you go mom your gift.” Carl handed his mother the box that was poorly wrapped. She looked at him with a weird look on her face. “Go ahead open it mom.” Carl put the box on her bed.
“I don’t feel like it.” She pushed the box off the bed. Carl looked at the box as it stood there on the floor.
“Mom you have to stop this already. You’re never going to get out of here. Dad is gone and you need to accept that. He left us all alone.” She looked at him with a smug look on her face.
“Yeah I know that son. Your father just up and left me all alone. That’s what he did.” Carl looked at her. He was worried about her.
“Well now that you can say it out loud maybe you will move on.” Carl picked the box up off the floor and put it back on the bed. “Now go ahead and open it.” She picked up the box and slowly unwrapped it. She life the top off and there inside was a blouse.
“Wow a new blouse. I am so happy now.” She threw the blouse back into the box. “Now if you would just leave me alone. I need my sleep. I am tired from all this Christmas joy.” She lay down on the bed. Carl looked at her there her back to him. He felt like taking her out of there but he just couldn’t.
“OK mom I have to go now so I’ll see you. I love you.” He waited for a reply back but he didn’t get one. So he left the hospital.

“Well hello there Brian.” The nurse came in with a tray in her hand.
“Hey there nurse Lopez.” Brian sat up on his bed and stared at her as she made her way to him.
“I have your special Christmas lunch here. I hope you like it.”
I doubt that I will. It’s hospital food. Let’s get real.” Brian smiled at her and she smiled back.
“I see why you have so many friends. You have a Great Spirit and personality.” The nurse put the tray down.
“Yes he does.” They heard a voice. The nurse turned around.
“Can I help you?”
“I’m here to see Brian.” Brian looked and he saw who it was.
“What do you need Liam?” Brian asked.
“I wanted to pay you a visit and bring you your gift.” Liam entered the room now.
“I’ll leave you two alone. Merry Christmas again Brian.” The nurse left the room. Liam got closer to Brian.
“Merry Christmas.” Liam said as he put the gift down on the bed.
“What is it that you want?” Brian got up from his bed. He walked over to the bathroom that was there in his room.
“I just wanted to come see you.” Liam shouted. Liam sat on the chair that was next to the bed. Brian came out the bathroom. He dried his hands with the paper towel in his hands and threw it in the trash.
“Well I don’t need you to visit me. So if you would leave please.” Brian sat on his bed and began to eat. He looked over at Liam. “Why are you still here?”
“I want to apologize for yesterday. I never meant for that to happen.” Liam looked down at his wrist. Brian noticed.
“Let me see your wrist Liam.” Liam shook his head no. “Let me see it damn it.” Brian screamed. Liam put his arm out and Brian grabbed it. There on his wrist were fresh marks. Brian let go of his arm. “Why did you do that?” Brian asked him in an angry voice.
“I am sad right now Brian. I am down damn it. I messed up our friendship.” Liam traced the mark on his arm.
“You need to stop this shit Liam. You are going to die.”
“Don’t act like you fucking care.” Liam yelled as he got up from the chair. Brian stared at him in shock.
“How dare you say that to me. Right now we are not on good terms but I still care damn it. I have this strange connection with you. I don’t know what I would do if you died.” Brian was furious with him. He hated the fact that he had these strange feelings for him. Ones that he could not explain. Liam looked at Brian and there were tears in his eyes. “Come over here Liam.” Liam made his way back over to Brian. Brian signaled for Liam to sit down next to him on the bed. Brian took his arm again and began to trace the mark. “This looked really bad.”
“It was. I was crying so much that I couldn’t see where I was cutting.” Liam looked at Brian as he touched his arm. He felt a heat rise up in his body. One that he never felt before.
“So why did you kiss me?” Brian asked. Liam pulled his arm away. Now he was scared. “Don’t lie to me either Liam.” Liam began to shake.
“I don’t know Brian.”
“Do you really love me?” Brian asked never once taking his eyes off of him. Liam smiled.
“Yeah I do Brian. I have felt this way since I first saw you. I wanted to tell you so badly for so long but I was scared you would run away like everyone else.” Brain smiled.
“That would never happen.” Liam felt that maybe something was blossoming.
“I was drunk when I kissed you but I meant to and I liked it a lot. It seems like you liked it too.” Liam was hoping for a yes.
“The truth Liam is that you are the reason I am in here. That kiss made me mad as hell. I wanted to hurt you.” Liam was shocked at what he was hearing. “I hated you while that glass slid across my wrist. I wanted to cut you instead.” Liam began to cry again.
“Why are you telling me this Brian?”
“You told me how you feel about me so now I’m telling you how I feel about you. You make me sick. You kissed me knowing that I have a girlfriend. You have no shame.”
“You kissed me back Brian. So don’t try to act like you didn’t.” Brian knew that Liam was right. He did kiss him back.
“How dare you. Get the hell out of here right now. I never want to see you again. GET OUT.” Brian was furious. Liam dried his eyes and made his way to the door.
“Thanks for everything. I still love you.” Liam said as he walked out the room. Brian sat there furious face all red.
“Are you okay?” Nurse Lopez asked him as she came in.
“Yes I am. Make sure he never comes back into my room.” Brian sat there and stared at the door.