Shadows of Pride
Hey...a visit for you. I hardly opened my eyes. The room is all in white with nothing but the bed I'm sleeping in and a table beside it. I gradually helped myself up...out of bed. I left the room, walking slowly towards the visitors' room. He was waiting there, looking down at the floor. So many memories passed by my mind, good and bad. I could feel the struggle of anger and sympathy inside me. I sat in front of him with my hands on the table. He left his eyes up to look at me. With a modest smile, he said: Hi Me: I never thought you would come to visit me. With a surprised look on his face, he wondered: Why? Me: Regardless of being in hospital for the first time, I have been sick and in pain for so many times. Over the years, I have been addicted to many medications and drugs but you were never aware of it...or that's what I want to believe. His face flushed with regret and he looked down again. Moments of silence felt like long years. He looked at me again and...