Chapter 48

Addamak took them to the hospital in his taxi, turns out it was much quicker than getting the bus or being in any other car. People seemed to give taxi's a little more respect, probably because taxi drivers are often taking someone somewhere where the taxi driver had no emotional attachment or motivation to be going there.

The twins knew they shouldn't run into hospitals or any crowded hallway, nothing could stop them from going at a slight jog. The others had gone back to Laylian and Sylvester's home. They were able to find their way back there from the street once they left the place. It only took about fifteen minutes for the twins to have arrived at the hospital after they received the phone call. During the entire ride Kelso was biting her nails and Tyrell was mumbling to himself, questioning what on earth had happened.

The hospital was an unwelcoming sight as many people were bustling around outside. Though it wasn't a big hospital, it had all that everyone in the general area needed. It had many different sections and was used for both specialized visits and general appointments. There was a pharmacy inside and a small Emergency Room. It was smallb ut enough for everyone.

Rushing past trees and memorial benches the twins collected themselves slightly before heading through the door, eyes darting to a map so they knew the quickest way to Hazel. It took a few flights of stairs and many white corridors but they soon came to a waiting room. Addamak had promised that he would be right behind them . He let them out of the car before getting to the car park and so he had to park the car.

"Excuse me?" Tyrell said out of breath as they reached a counter where a middle aged man sat. "We're here for Hazel Jewlson." The man plastered on a smile. The twins hated the smile, they hated the smile because they recognised the smile from many parent teacher conferences and polite adults who were about to tell you some bad news or were going to tell you off.

"Ah yes." The man clicked his tongue and his pen. "She is currently resting. She was not in the best of shape when she was brought here." A nervous chuckle escaped his lips . "She's stable at the moment though I will notify her doctor that you are here. She came with two companions but they have stepped out for the moment. Please take a seat."

The words weren't at all comforting, the twins were happy to know that Hazel was stable and doing better. They still didn't know what happened. It was all extremely vague and they were tired of vagueness . Nevertheless they sat down in the waiting room, which was only just around the corner from the desk. There were rows of dusty pink chairs with the occasional table which held magazines from around five or ten years ago. There was a small television in the corner of the room which had some home renovation programme on it. The usual waiting room.

The two of them were shortly met by Addamak who sat with them and flipped through a magazine. That was his way of coping with the stress. He didn't know Hazel at all, but he knew the twins and wanted to be there for them. He wasn't too close to them but he could tell when they needed someone to talk to or to be there for them.

Sylvester was texting Tyrell, Sylvester's texting was humorous as he still hadn't completely grasped the form of writing.He used speech to text which made things rather complex and awkward when it heard him wrong. Kelso would be texting Laylian but her hands were too shaky and so she resorted to watching the television. Sylvester and Laylian were together so it would be easy for Laylian to keep in the loop of things.

About twenty agonizing minutes later they were greeted by a doctor. "Hazel Jelson?" he checked his clipboard and glanced over them. "Ah you must be her grandchildren..." He waited for nods of agreement or correction before he continued . "My name is Dr.Steeler and i've been the one looking after Mrs Jewlson whilst she was here." His face showed one of concern. "I just wanted to ask you a few questions." He gestured for them to follow him, all three stood up and did as asked.

They were led into a small office or consultation room. It was extremely clean with crisp white walls and floors. There was a blue bed in the corner of the room and at the foot of the bed was a sink. One the other side of the rooms as a light wooden desk which held many medical objects the twins didn't understand and a computer. They were asked to sit in more uncomfortable chairs but this time it was of the navy blue variety.

"Now i just wanted to ask you a few questions about your grandmother. Her uh-accident was rather unfortunate." He seemed to struggle finding the right words to say. He wasn't sure if it was an accident or not, it was rather obvious to the twins something was terribly wrong. "Have you ever seen any toxins or anything being misplaced in your grandmother's house which didn't belong? I understand that you live with her."

The twins shared confused looks. They hadn't witnessed anything of the sort. They knew Hazel had a place for everything. In the time that they had been there they hadn't seen anything unusual. "No doctor we haven't." Tyrell cleared his throat . "Could you tell us what happened? We have only been told that she's here, we don't know what happened."

Addamak had stayed standing and put a hand ont he twins' shoulders. No matter what they were going to be told it would be terrible news for them. It wasnt a regular occurrence for something like this to happen, he could sense a bit of foul play or something unusual about the event. Things were being put into place. Nero had been extremely quiet. It had only been about a few days or a week at most. Keeping quiet wasn't Nero's style from what Addamak had learnt over the years.

It was clear the doctor was taken back. "M-my apologies . I thought that you had been informed by your parents, they were the ones who brought her here." Fear shot through the twins like a bullet. "Your grandmother has been poisoned...somehow."