2/Recovery
Sam, Jess, Mike, Chris, Ash, Matt and Emily all entered separate rooms, with a doctor.
"Hello, Samantha. I can see that you have marks on ankles and wrists, hearing loss from explosions, burns on legs and back, scratches on face and neck, and worn out knees and feet. Are there any other things you would want us to notice?"
"No doctor. I think that's it. I am pretty tired also, but that's all."
"Ok. Shall we start by changing you into the hospital gown?"
That happened in every room. Mike almost lost two fingers, some broken ribs, hearing loss and burned skin on his back and left arm. Matt had a concussion from Jess hitting him with the shovel and a broken rib. Chris had a sprained ankle, broken jaw and a concussion from getting punched unconscious twice. Emily had bite marks on her right shoulder, scratches on arms and back, and broken ribs. Ashley had a black eye, a concussion and marks on her wrists. Jessica had scratches all over her face and body, broken ribs and leg and internal bleeding. And Josh. Well, Josh had broken ribs, a stab wound in the left shoulder and well, half a wendigo mouth.
"Samantha, we will keep you here for a couple of weeks. We have already messaged your parents. They can come and visit you in two days. When most of your body have healed, you are allowed to walk around and visit your friends. They can come and visit you too, once they are better."
"Thank you doctor. Do they have any information about Josh Washington? He was up on the mountain too."
"Oh, yes, that boy. We are giving him special treatment. Medications for his behaviour. We will try to stitch together his left cheek so he won't have those teeth. And I also saw he has a record full of mental illnesses, so we'll treat that too."
"You won't hurt him right? Please don't. He might be like that, but he's still him and I lo..."
Sam hesitated. No one knew. Why would the doctor be the first one?
"I am just down the hall. If you need anything you can press the red button."
Wall to wall with Sam was Chris and Mike. The had to share a room.
"Hey Mike?"
"Yes Chris?"
"Do you think we'll make it?"
"What do you mean?"
"Like do you think we'll be healthy and Josh too, and that we will live like normal again?"
"Both yes and no. We will never be the same after today. After what we have seen. After Jess and Ash gettin' mental treatment and shit. I just wish it didn't happen."
"Me too bro."
After a moment of silence Mike started talking.
"So Chris, how's it going with Ashley? You tapping that?" he said jokingly.
"Tapping that? Oh, Mikeyboy, you don't even KNOW!"
"Yes, Chris, YES! Congrats, bro."
They both laughed for a while, then fell asleep. In a room almost at the end of the hall was Emily.
"Miss Qui, please calm down. We just have to stitch together your bite marks."
"No, you are NOT touching me with that needle! Will it hurt? Do I have to be awake?"
"Yes miss, you have to be awake. But it won't hurt. We will put you under anaesthesia. Do you want someone in the room? Maybe you want to hold someone's hand when we stitch it together?"
"Someone's hand? Sure. Matt. C..could you bring in Matt?"
"Sure, just wait a minute."
A moment later the doctor came back with Matt in a wheelchair. He had bandages on his chest.
"Hey Em. I heard...you wanted to hold my hand?"
"Oh shut up. He's gonna stitch the bite together. I want you to be here."
Matt rolled over to the hospital bed and sat next to Emily. He kissed her cheek and then grabbed her hand. He couldn't watch. The doctor first cleaned the wound, and then he stitched it together.
"And like that, you're done. You are going to have a scar though, I hope that's okay with you?"
"Anything after this weekend."
"Matthew, do you want to stay, or do you want to get some sleep?"
"It's ok, I'll stay."
There was a silence between them. Then in a second, Matt cupped Emily's face with his right hand and kissed her passionately. She started to cry.
"Matt, I really really really like you."
"You can't say love?"
"Ok then. I love you."
"I love you too."