April 1st, Saturday, 1:40 PM.
White ceiling, white walls, white bedsheets and pillowcases, combined with the unpleasant smell of disinfectant in the air. Yes, this is the double room at ZhuSheng Hospital.
"Mom, the doctor just said I could go home to recuperate. Please let me be discharged, okay? I promise I'll rest properly at home after being discharged and won't go anywhere until my foot is completely healed," I kept trying to persuade my mom from my hospital bed.
"Honey, I think the child is fine now, why not let him..." Mom noticed Dad's face darken and immediately turned back to me, "Wu yi, listen to your dad and stay for observation one more day. Mom and Dad will pick you up tomorrow."
"But I still have a lot of homework to finish, and there's a science test next week at school. So please, can I just be discharged?" I continued using various reasons to plead with Mom.
"No!" Before Mom could say anything, Dad flatly refused. "You are staying in the hospital to rest properly today."
"Mom!" I looked at Mom pitifully.
"Don't bother begging your mom. Who told you to be so careless even just going down stairs? Thankfully you didn't hit your head, what would your mom and I do then? If you don't learn a lesson from this, how will you ever learn to be careful!"
Dad shot me a stern look. I lowered my head, not daring to mention discharge again.
This morning, while attending the Computer Science Club's extracurricular activity at school, I accidentally fell down the school stairs and was brought to the hospital.
After the examination, the doctor said I had a sprained right ankle and could be discharged to recuperate at home, as long as I avoided strenuous activity. But Dad just wasn't reassured and insisted I stay for observation.
While it was true I still had some unfinished homework, the main reason I kept insisting on being discharged was to participate in the limited-time event for the virtual game War Simulation, scheduled for 2:00 PM. The first team to defeat the level boss during the event would receive limited edition equipment and a VIP Gold Card.
"Your leg is injured now, don't move around by yourself. If you need anything, you can ask the nurses for help..." Even though Mom started nagging again, I could hear the deep concern for me in her tone.
"Honey!" Dad interrupted Mom, pointing at his watch. "Let's go!"
"Mom and Dad have things to do at the company. We'll come see you later. I'll take your backpack home for now..." After giving me a big hug, Mom followed Dad out of the hospital room.
The door to the room opened again. I thought it was Mom, having changed her mind and come back to agree to my discharge. But the person who appeared at the door was an elderly woman wearing a blue floral-patterned blouse...