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Chapter 3
Help To Gain Air
Caren67
Temperance had her textbooks clutched to her chest as she nervously walked home from school. Rain poured from the sky and lightning cracked from the gloomy clouds. The weather was having a cold snap and the loud banging sound of tree braches whipping in the air filled the lonely streets. Temperance stared at the house in front of her with hooded eyes. Taking in the cold crisp air she turned the handle of the pristine white door.
Avoiding all eye contact, the young girl ran up to her room and tugged of her sodden clothing and into some of her natty sweats and sweatshirt. Due to the nasty storm brewing outside she was an hour late from school.
When loud thundering footsteps arrived her door she shied away.
"Where the hell have you been? And why is my floor wet? My wife would be horrified if she found out you ruined her hardwood floors you little bitch!"
"I-I'm sorry. There was the storm and I had science club. You knew that."
"Don't you tell me this is my fault!"
"It isn't. No! I'm sorry. I'll wipe up the floor now."
"Yes you will… After I give you another lesson." Temperance shook with fear. As her foster father, William, advanced she held her hands in front of her face for protection.
"Bones! Bones!"
"Please no! Don't! Don't!" The woman cried.
"Bones! It's me Booth. I'm not going to hurt you. I promise. Shh…." Booth cradled Brennan's head in his hands and ran his fingers lovingly through the broken woman's hair.
B&B! B&B! B&B! B&B! B&B! B&B! B&B!
It had been one week since the scientists had been dug out from the earth. Once week since Temperance Brennan relived her haunting childhood memories.
Brennan's dull blue eyes shifted to the window where the light streamed in. Colors danced joyfully on the linoleum floor. Brennan felt the opposite. Instead she saw the gray walls and the scratchy thin blankets lining the hard mattresses.
"Good Morning Temperance! You have a visitor." The nurse named Sara said happily.
"Heya Bones. How are you feeling?" The man walked over to Brennan cautiously and sat on plastic chair by her bed.
"I'm fine Booth." Booth's smile faltered when he saw her tired face.
'Did you sleep well?" Booth surveyed her broken leg and dressings on her arms.
"Yes, fine."
"Aw come on Bones! I know you didn't sleep well. You look utterly exhausted. Are you in pain? Is that it?"
"Booth. I. Am. Fine. Okay?" Brennan answered sourly, her teeth grinding together.
"Alright. Alright." He raised his hands in defeat. "We are partners and if there is anything I can help you with, you can tell me." Booth had visited Brennan every day since she was admitted into the hospital.
"I know. Thanks."
"Of course." He took her hand in his and rubbed his calloused thumb against her smooth skin.
"How's Hodgins? I haven't seen him since..." Booth blew out his breath that he didn't know he was holding.
"He was discharged five days ago with a few minor cuts and scratches. He'll be fine with a couple more day of rest."
"He was discharged? Then can't I get out of here too?" She asked annoyed that the bug man got out and left her here in this horrible hospital.
"Sara, your nurse, said the hospital is discharging you in the morning."
"Can't I leave today?"
"No Bones. They said tomorrow. Your doctor just wants to make sure you won't have another episode."
"I haven't had one in two days." Brennan's lip jutted out and tears began to well up in her eyes. She turned her head to the side in shame.
"Shhh, it's going to be okay Bones." Booth leaned over and hugged his partner tightly, never wanting to let go.
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