Fishes In The Sea-Chp77

[the duo slept thru till late afternoon. Meanwhile, bk at the hospital...]

Wander: [was out at the hospital park, just wandering a little aimlessly, carrying something in his arms]

???: Wander?

Wander: [doesn't face the owner of the voice, bt he did stop walking]

Hater: :(...

Wander: .... [carried on walking, slowly this time, as if he wanted Hater to follow him]

Hater: ... (slowly followed him)

Wander: [made his way to the hospital cemetery which was at the far bk of the building]

Hater: :( ... our baby...

Wander: [walked towards an empty lot tht has a small signage with his name on it at the far end, then proceeded take off the signage n start digging a hole with a hand shovel he took out of his hat]

Hater: (remained silent)

Wander: [finished digging a hole big n deep enough, then carried the bundle in his arms, quietly humming n rocking it] .... (cry)

Hater: :( ... (slowly hugged the nomad from behind)

Wander: [leaned against Hater, still rocking n humming albeit in his cracking voice as he sobbed]

Hater: ;( (sniffled)

Wander: [slowly finished humming his song before lowering the bundle into the hole, then covered the hole to bury it]

Hater: :(

Wander: [finished burying it, then stares at it for a while, said quietly] ....We should name it.

Hater: ? Name it?

Wander: ....In my culture, a child tht dies n gets buried without a name would not move on n becomes a wandering spirit tht cannot rest. I... I dont want our baby to end up like tht...

Hater: I see... (thought for a moment) Hope, maybe?

Wander: [looked up at him] ...Hope?

Hater: Like, new hope for our future...? :( Sorry, it sounds bad I know...

Wander: [thought abt it for a while] ... (nod)

Hater: :) (pulled him into a hug)

Wander: [turns to his hat] Can u help me with tht, Hatty?

Hat: (seemed to give a nod)

Wander: [digs ard in the hat, then tilted it as it rolled out a headstone, with the name HOPE carved onto it] U wanna do the honours of planting the headstone, Hatey?

Hater: (nod) (does so, carefully)

Wander: [watches him do it, still sniffling a little]

Hater: (finishes) :(

Wander: [whimpered as he hugged Hater frm behind] I'm sorry... I'm so so sorry... ;(

Hater: (turned to hug him back) It's okay...it's okay...

Wander: [sobs in his arms, shaking a little as he gripped onto Hater tight]

Hater: (rubbed his back, slowly rocking)

Wander: [cried n cried until he couldn't cry anymore, just sniffling until he passed out in his arms]

Hater: :( (scooped Wander in his arms and carried him back to his room)