Discharged

Curtis

I had waited for this day for years. Filling in the discharge sheets felt like a dream I didn’t want to wake up from. Mother was packing her belongings with the help of Gina and once they had loaded her bag into the trunk of my car, mother came running into the doctor’s office with Gina hot on her tail.

“I’m going to miss you, Crystal.” She said, pulling Mother into a hug. “Is it wrong that I’m sad you’re leaving?”

Mother shook her head. “I’ll miss you too. And no, I’m sad to leave too. Though let’s be honest, I’ll only miss the nice gardens that look good in paintings. The medicine, I can do without.”

I didn’t want to rain her parade but she would still need to take her medicine. That would be a battle for later. After exchanging a few more hugs and cheek kisses, Gina left and since I was already done with the discharge papers, I handed them to Mother’s doctor and picked up the little bag of her prescribed medicine.

“Ready to get back to the life you have always missed?” I