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Dr Dickerson shook his head

“Honestly, I want to knohat he’s feeling before I give hio from there”

The nurse was doing so at the IV puers were flying over the buttons

None of the words ht thatin the machine

However, when I felt the war able to squeeze hers back, I felt relieved

My panic at being hooked up to any kind of , deep breath

Everything would be okay

I would be able to check out as soon as I could feel my toes

I would be okay

I would be okay

I would be okay

“When this does wear off, I want you to let me know”

Yeah, right

“We will,” Henley replied, sounding sure of herself

Wrong, Hen So very, very wrong

Then, just like that, I was left alone again withme from not only the nurse but also the doctor

Her eyes turned up to mine, and she smiled

“You have a lot of people that are going to freak out when they hear that you’re awake,” she said “In fact, your sister ht break down and come down here when she hears”

I blinked twice

“No?”

I blinked twice again, indicating no

“Why not?”

I just looked at her, and she blushed

“I’m sorry,” she whispered “Sometimes I’m stupid”

I blinked twice

She smiled and looked away

“Your teaed the subject “Do you want to watch the game?”

No, that was the last thing I wanted to do Seeing the hurt, so I blinked twice

She blinked back

“No?”

I blinked twice again

“Okay” She looked down at where her hand was on mine, and quickly took it away