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Creative Writing: Behind The Doors

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I walk into the private bathroom carrying Luka in my arms, with Shelby following close behind. My Aunt is already in there waiting for us when we arrive. All that she's in is a bathrobe, so she doesn't get her uniform wet, which is sitting on the counter near the sink. "Where do you want me to put him?" I ask her. "On the toilet, but leave the seat down" She replies. "Okay, can do" I say to her. I walk over and gently place Luka on the toilet seat, but then just before I turn around, a question pops it's way into my mind. "Hey Aunt Sherry, why are dressed in a bathrobe?" I ask her, without turning around. "Come on Sophie, did you really think I'd let you go in there ,and bathe him by yourself" She replies. …show more content…

Look, the faster we get him clean, then the sooner we will be able to get him into surgery, and the sooner we will be able to get him into surgery, the sooner he'll be out of surgery and on the road to recovery. Come on Sophie, lets do this as a team, okay, alright?" She asks me, sounding hopeful. "Okay" I say. as I relax my shoulders. Shelby let out a deep sigh. "Alright, then Sophie could you turn around please?" She asks "Sure, say no more, but I still can talk to him right?" I ask her in a reply, as I turn around. "Of course you can" She replies, as she walks by me. I try to think of the first question I want to ask Luka, I start out simple. "hey Luka, whens your birthday?" I ask him. "June 25th" He replies to me. This time, it's my eyes that go wide. "You were born six months before Christmas. Wow, that must've been an early Christmas present for your mom" I say. I hear a slight chuckle coming from behind me. I made him happy I think to myself. I decide to ask him another simple question. "What's your favorite color?" I ask him. "Green" He says simply. "Oh, you mean like a neon green" I say with a smirk on my face. "No not that kind of green, more like a grass green" He says in a low sweet

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