My friends are energetic, helpful and friendly students. No one denies that. They take part in a lot of outschool activities. And one of that activities is looking after the children at Infant Hospital.
The hospital are crowded all day. The doctors and nurses are too busy. They even don't have time to look up to see who is standing in front of them. The guards are annoyed men with hard faces. In the hospital, we could see a lot of parents, children moving around or sitting, make a lot of noises. Sometimes I feel that I am in a wet market. The children shout and run. Some hurt themselves. Some cry after nurses give them injections. Some cry when they don't see their parents.
It's easy to imagine how difficult it is to look after such children. Not like looking after patients who are old men or women. You must be very impatient with the children. They seem to burst out into tears anytime. I must say I don't like the children who cry a lot. Their cries make me sick. When I hear the sounds I feel that my brain is nearly bursted out into pieces. I have headaches after all.
It's my turn to go to the hospital on Thursdays. I am on my duty with Blicky, Sean, Lovy and App. We play with children who have problems with their hearts. You must be more careful when you play with them than other children.
It's a boring thing to do. All the children are about one year old or some are younger. Even there are some children who was born yesterday. They don't know how to read or write or play puzzles. Books, pens, and puzzles are somthing really strange to them. They are only used to teddy bears, dolls or somthing that they could hold tightly and sometimes break it with their tiny hands.
The oldest child in this section is Betha. She is three years old. It's her birthday today. We buy some balloons and decorate them with some funny images. We use ribbons to decorate the room. We also bring a chocolate cake. They are all ready.
Betha is a naughty girl. Sometimes I think the God might make a mistake when he made her. She climbs fom windows to windows, from beds to beds, throws out the dolls, kicks the balls and breaks the balloons. The noises she makes are too loudly that her mother's heart seems to be able to break than hers. And, more terribly, the noises wake up the other children. That causes bad effects, actually. The children begin to cry with high-pitched voices which seem to be the nightmares of the nurses here.
We are preparing the candles when Betha enters the room. App seems to be afraid although he is supposed to be happy when he sees the children:
- 'What's she going to do here?' He whispers. 'All things are ready and she comes and breaks them and ...'
- 'Er, I don't really think you should leave the candles here.' I say slowly. 'Special, aren't they?'
- 'Yes,' App says exciting. 'When you lit it, there will be something. I must say that.'
- 'Ah, I see your "something" but...' Then I also see Betha picking up some candles. That is 'terrible' something. 'Hey, let them there, Betha.'
- 'No...' App screams. 'Betha...'
It's too late to do anything. Betha pick up a candle, look at it thoroughly and then sticks it to the burning candles we lit on the cake.
'BOOM! FLASH!' That is 'something'. The candle begins to throw out some flashes. These flashes reach the flowers. The flowers are damaged badly. But 'something' doesn't want to end its story in such an special day. The flashes frighten a lot of people and we hear sounds of breaking. App pulls Betha out of the candles. She is alright. And only she who will be alright. Volunteer teamleader, Max, followed by Blicky, Sean and Lovy suddenly appear at the door. He looks around and sees what 'something' has done. He says:
- 'I am able to see 'something' here.' Slowly he says. 'And I need an explanation. You!'
App seems to be nervous.
- 'Er, you see. I only bought some of 'something' and 'something' unwanted happened. I see it caused 'something' but you must see that I has tried to do 'something'...'
- 'I also have 'something' for you.'
- 'Oh, really.'
- 'Really, it's 'something' on my table tomorrow morning, okay? And you!'
I am surprised.
- 'Yes, sir?'
- 'Another 'something' of you.'
What?
- 'Hey, boss. I didn't bring that 'something', you know that...'
- 'That 'something' will happen if you and App work together, I seeeeee!'
- 'But...'
- 'We have to do 'something' here, okay? Quickly clear your 'something' or there will be 'something' more terrible.'
I hate him since that.
