Under a pink sky

More things happened this week. My aunt here in NYC was admitted to the hospital because of a certain acute pain on her leg that she was feeling. This is partly due to her spinal stenosis condition, and she made plans to have surgery this friday to correct the problem. However, because the pain she was feeling worsened to an extreme degree, she was admitted to the hospital earlier then planned. Because of this, I'm going back and forth from the hospital. The problem is that the hospital is in Brooklyn, and traveling back and forth from Staten Island is no easy task. The surgery is just minor, but my aunt will still have a hard time moving about once the operation is over, so I'll be in charge of a lot of things for the time being.

This morning I visited my aunt at the hospital, and she still seemed to be in pain. I brought her some macarons, and that seemed to cheer her up. I hope the surgery clears away her pain.

After the visit, I decided to head over to Brooklyn's Botanical Garden where they have a row of Japanese cherry blossoms planted. Because of the early spring weather, the peak bloom came faster this year, so the blossom already have some green leaves on their branches.

Right now I'm sitting underneath the shade of one those trees, staring up into a big cloud of pink blossoms. It's such a simple sort of peace in comparison to to the worry I've been feeling for the past few weeks.

I feel the wind brush against my cheeks, and listen as it rustles the leaves above me. Some of the pink petals fall loose, settling down on top of me for a bit before I decide to brush them away.

If I fall asleep now, I wonder what kinds of dreams I would have.

Right now, under these leaves, I feel like everything will be ok.

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