You Came Like Star

“Let me see him, please!” the girl begged the doctor, with her eyes filled with tears. The doctor glanced at the elders and then spoke up firmly. 

“You cannot see him at the moment. The patient needs to be kept under observation.”

The girl cried even more, tugging at the sleeves of the doctor. The doctor excused himself and took his leave. 

The girl’s mother came up to her and said solemnly, “Oh my dear, Lily. Stop crying. He is going to be alright.” She hugged her daughter tightly, while keeping her tears in control.

“Mama…” she sobbed. Lilliana’s chest ached and she felt as if she couldn’t breath if she didn’t see Liam this second. 

Liam’s parents – Freya and Jonathan were upset too. Their only son was in a critical state, fighting between life and death. When they heard about their son’s accident that took place in the school, Freya almost had a heart attack. 

Lilliana got up from the seat and went to have a look at Liam. She stood outside the room and saw him through the round glass. “Oh Liam..” It was heartbreaking to see her best friend lying there unconsciously with his body almost covered in white. His eyes were closed, there were syringes attached to his skin. The boy who was once a happy child, who always had a smile on his face was no longer smiling. 

The more she gazed at him, the more her heart broke. Her fingers trembled as she reached out for him. “Liam…please be okay.”

When Lilliana heard the news about his accident, she didn’t care about anything and came out from the school in the middle of her calculus lecture. She couldn’t believe it when Freya told her that Liam tried to commit suicide. How could he even think of such an extreme thing? Lilliana believed that it wasn’t the case. Liam would never do such a thing. He would never choose to take his own life.  

“Dear, you are tired too. Liam is going to be okay so go home and rest. We are here with him” Freya said, placing her hand on Lillian’s shoulder. 

Lilliana wiped the tears from her cheeks and turned around to face her. “Aunt..do you really think Liam tried to take his own life?” 

The question made Freya even more upset. “I…I don’t know, Lily. We know what the school told us.”

“But do you believe them?” she pressed. 

Freya sighed. The stress has made the wrinkles on her face visible. “Let’s talk about this when Liam wakes up, okay? You should go home and rest.”

Lilliana wanted to ask more questions but she resisted herself from doing that. She nodded and saying goodbye to Liam’s parents, she left the hospital with her mother.