I opened my eyes, and looked down at my arm, which was wrapped around Twilight, who was snuggling me in her sleep.
“I guess we fell asleep here on the couch.” I thought to myself. I looked at the clock, it was 4 AM, I definitely shouldn’t be awake right now, but I don’t think I’ll be able to fall asleep. I carefully moved my arm off of Twilight and got off the couch, trying my hardest not to wake her up. I successfully left the couch and walked into the kitchen, I opened the refrigerator, and got out a gallon of milk. I poured it into a glass, and put the gallon away. I drank the gallon and put the glass in the sink. I noticed that each day I’d come home, Twilight had cleaned my trailer for me. I smiled at this thought. Twilight...I like having Twilight around. She always makes me feel happy when I’m around her, but...is it right to feel this way..? Should i stop these feelings before they escalate? I heard a stirring behind me on the couch. Twilight yawned and stretched.
“Donnie...why are you up so early?” She asked groggily. Once she had woken up, she looked down at the couch questioningly. I saw her blush as sudden realization hit her.
“D-Did we fall asleep on the couch..?” She asked, looking embarrassed. I chuckled and turned away from her.
“Do you want something to drink, Twilight?” I asked, holding back my chuckles.
“Sure…” She answered quietly.
“You okay?” I asked as I pulled out a glass and filled it with cold water.
“I’m fine.” She said, sounding a bit short. I turned around with the glass in my hand and approached her with a concerned look. Her horn glowed with magic as she took the glass from me. She starting to drink the water, avoiding conversation, I decided not to pry. I looked at the clock, it was 4:30 AM.
“Twilight, you should go back to bed, it’s really early.” I told her. She got up from the couch after finishing her glass, and put it in the sink.
“Alright, I will.” She said as she made her way to my room. I sat down on the couch and stared at the roof. Twilight was acting kind of weird after that sleeping thing.
“Maybe I should apologize to her.” I mumbled to myself quietly. I laid my head down on the couch and drifted off to sleep.
I opened my eyes to Twilight standing right in front of me, smiling a warm smile. She leaned forward and locked her lips with mine. I held her as I kissed her passionately. I got off the couch and put her on the floor, I was over-top of her and kissing her neck. I ran my hand down her side and started moving it downward.
I jolted awake, throwing the blanket off my body and standing up.
“Again!? I dreamt about her again!?” I thought to myself. This was definitely getting out of hand. I don’t think i could hold my feeling in anymore. I looked at the clock, it was 1 PM, we slept for a long time it seems. I went to the laundry room and changed into my work clothing. I left the laundry room, and as I walked by, looked into my room, Twilight was sound asleep on the bed. She looked cute when she was sleeping. I walked away from the door and headed outside. I walked down the sidewalk, making my way to the construction site.
I stepped onto the site, and made my way over to Shaw, who was helping a man carry a large case over to the building we were preparing for demolition.
“What’s this?” I asked. He grinned and looked at me.
“This is the final step to imploding this joint.” He said with a large grin on his face. He put the case down near the building and flipped the lid open. It had two large bundles that looked wrapped by cloth.
“These are the explosives we’ll use.” I heard my boss’ voice from behind me.
“When will we be commencing the implosion?” I asked.
“Today!” Said Shaw, still grinning. “I’m about to go inside and set the explosives, then we need to clear the area of any bystanders who might get hurt. Along with moving our own workers out of area.” Shaw walked into the building with another man who was carrying the other explosive. Some other workers and I started moving people away from the area, and scouting the danger area for workers still too close. After I returned, all the workers had gathered at a safe distance, and Shaw and the other man stepped out of the house, they made their way to us and joined the mass of workers.
As we all waited for the explosion, I thought about what it might be like. Suddenly, there was a loud sound I can’t quite explain, and the building crumbled, making a large smoke cloud shoot out from the building. I coughed as well as all the other workers standing around. Suddenly, I heard something, like a rush a wind. I heard the boss’ voice.
“Get down! There's debris flying!” He yelled. I was too late, a piece of solid concrete flew out. I tried to move out of the way, but didn’t get away in time. The debris hit my arm hard, and I heard a crack that made a chill run down my spine. I fell to the ground screaming, pain rushing through my arm. I felt sick to my stomach, and lightheaded.
“Call an ambulance, right now!” I heard Shaw yelling to the other workers. I tried to lift my arm, but it didn’t work. I couldn’t move my arm! There was a loud ringing in my ears, and I felt dizzy. I heard the sound of sirens blaring as an ambulance pulled up to the site. Two medics ran out and knelt by me.
“Can you stand, sir?” Asked one of the medics.
“My arm is broken!” I yelled in a panic. “I can’t feel my arm!”
The medics helped me stand up and got me into the ambulance. I laid down on the bed, and the medics sat on either side of me.
“What about Twilight?” I murmured quietly.
“What did you say, sir?” Asked the medic. I felt myself drifting away, and my sight was consumed by darkness. When I woke up, I was in a hospital room, a nurse was standing next to me.
“You’re awake.” She pointed out. “We need to get you to the X-Ray room so we can see how bad your arm is.” I looked around, and felt relieved to be somewhere that could help me.
“Alright, lead the way.” I said as I stood up. I held my hurt arm up with my good arm and followed the nurse down a long hallway. She opened the door to a room and I stepped inside. The doctor was a man. He handed me a hospital gown, and I sat on the bench inside.
“Do you need help changing?” Asked the doctor. I shook my head and he left the room. I unbuttoned my jeans and pulled them off with my good arm, using my legs to kick them, I pushed them into the corner of the room. Now came the hard part, taking off my shirt. I lifted my arm and pulled the sleeve over it, my arm now inside my shirt. I pulled my good arm out of the sleeve and took off the shirt. I stood up and grabbed the gown. I held it onto my chest and wondered how I would tie it.
“Uh, doc? I could use some help tying the gown, please.” I said loudly. He walked in and I turned around, he tied the gown and I left the room with him. He led me to a room with the label “X-Ray Room” and opened the door. I stepped inside and laid on the X-Ray machine. The doctor went to his place behind some glass, and told me to stay as still as possible so he could scan my arm to see where it had broken and how bad it was.
“You can climb off the X-Ray machine now.” He told me. He came out of the room behind the glass with some pictures of the bones inside my arm. He pointed out a shattered bone in my shoulder, and explained that i had broken my shoulder when I had dodged the debris, but if I hadn’t moved it might’ve hit my head and killed me immediately. I thanked the doctor and he told me I could change into my normal clothing, after struggling to put on my shirt and jeans, I left the room and was approached by the nurse. She gave me a sling and told me to keep it on at all times. I nodded and thanks the nurse.
“You’re free to leave now, if there are any problems, don’t be afraid to come back.” She said kindly. I smiled and left the hospital, to my surprise, my boss was in the parking lot waiting for me in a red Ford Ranger. He smiled as he saw me and rolled down his window.
“Need a lift?” He asked me. I smiled and felt very happy inside.
“Yeah, I could use one, thanks a lot.” I said happily, opening the door to his passenger seat and climbing inside with a struggle. I closed the door and he started the truck.
“Where do you live?” He asked.
“Just head toward the site, I don’t live too far away from there.” I informed him. He pulled out of the parking lot and started driving.
“I appreciate you picking me up, sir.” I thanked him, feeling genuine gratitude.
“Of course, I know you don’t own a vehicle, and I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night knowing I left a man with a broken arm to walk home from the hospital.” He said, keeping his eyes on the road. “And also, when we aren’t on-site, you can call me Robert.” I smiled at him and looked out the windshield. We passed the site, and I told him to keep heading straight. My trailer was in sight now, and I told him to stop in front of it. He did so, and put his truck into park.
“You live in this trailer here?” He asked, staring past me and at my home.
“Yeah, I do. It doesn’t look very nice, but it’s good enough for me.” I said casually.
“Well, I’ll let you get home, i bet you’re tired.” said Robert. I opened the door and hopped out.
“Thanks, again, Robert.” I said gratefully. He nodded and I shut the door. He drove away as I headed into my trailer, feeling happy to finally be home. As soon as i walked in Twilight was in front of me, looking worried.
“I heard a loud noise earlier today, and I was worried, and now it looks like I was right to worry! What happened to your arm!?” She asked worriedly. I walked over to the couch and sat down.
“We were demolishing a building and a piece of debris flew out and hit my shoulder. Now I have to wear this damn sling.” I said, feeling depressed. She walked over and sat on the couch next to me, on the side with my good arm.
“I’m sorry you got hurt, Donnie...I hate to see you feeling this way.” She said, staring at my arm. I looked at the clock, it was 7 PM.
“Twilight, I’m gonna get some rest, okay? I’m not going into work tomorrow, obviously.” I told her, she nodded and got off the couch, I laid down and closed my eyes. I heard the bathroom door shut, and the water began to run. I listened to the sound of rushing water, and fell asleep, letting my dreams consume me.