JustPrompt: Hospital
Feb. 13th, 2010 09:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spongetasticHe sat just outside the hospital room door with his back pressed against the wall, resting his head in his hand while he waited for news from the doctors. To the casual passerby he looked worried. And he was worried, but not about what would happen in the hospital room.
Peter knew what would happen when he made his decision. He mulled it over for months before finally coming here and no matter how he looked at things, this still seemed like the only way to make anything right.
Peter hated hospitals. It seemed like a strange thing since he used to work at one, but now the sterile environment and the doctors brought back bad memories he preferred to avoid. Memories he would never have to suffer through now. He thought about the night he exploded above New York. His brother and mother were prepared to let him kill millions of people for their own gain. Sacrifices made for the greater good.
Nathan was the sacrifice this time. Peter brought him back but for a brief moment the man was dead. The idea of his brother being dead even for an instant didn’t sting him. Peter died before and knew there was nothing to fear from it. It was a small price to pay for a better future.
The doctor came out and told him Nathan was all right. Peter composed his face into a look of relief. He’d learned over the years how to pretend. Peter went inside his brother’s room and for a moment forgot about everything. For a moment he just saw his brother, and hugged him with all the love he used to have.
Peter knew what would happen when he made his decision. He mulled it over for months before finally coming here and no matter how he looked at things, this still seemed like the only way to make anything right.
Peter hated hospitals. It seemed like a strange thing since he used to work at one, but now the sterile environment and the doctors brought back bad memories he preferred to avoid. Memories he would never have to suffer through now. He thought about the night he exploded above New York. His brother and mother were prepared to let him kill millions of people for their own gain. Sacrifices made for the greater good.
Nathan was the sacrifice this time. Peter brought him back but for a brief moment the man was dead. The idea of his brother being dead even for an instant didn’t sting him. Peter died before and knew there was nothing to fear from it. It was a small price to pay for a better future.
The doctor came out and told him Nathan was all right. Peter composed his face into a look of relief. He’d learned over the years how to pretend. Peter went inside his brother’s room and for a moment forgot about everything. For a moment he just saw his brother, and hugged him with all the love he used to have.