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Chapter 3: Somebody Cares
Somebody cares…somebody cares…The thought drifted through her conscious and unconscious sleep. The beeping monitors, shuffling feet, the soft voices discussing the situation, the pounding headache that seemed to be willing her awake, and the constant feeling of a soft un-battered hand place itself on her forehead; it was the touch of a masculine man that had seen trouble and wanted to help.
Tess's feelings surged with another touch of his hand, but this was at her wrist with slight pressure. She moved slightly as her body began to fully awaken. Her eyes slowly opened then closed. The neon lights seem to pierce into her sole. Take it slow a voice in her head spoke, but soon found out it wasn't in her head. The same hand pressed lightly on her shoulder and squeezed.
"Tess?" Doctor Hardy's voice spoke out from a distance. "Tess you need to lay still and allow yourself to orient. Hard dirt is a lot different from soft cotton." Doctor Hardy chuckled silently to himself as he moved in a different direction.
"Do you think Tess would be better off with some of the lights off? She seems to want to open her eyes, but the lights may be to bright." The handsome voice was back and very near it warmed her.
"I like his idea." Tess's voice rasped as she spoke. Tess shook her head and licked her lips. Dry as my sore eyes.
The lights flicked off, but a dimmer light was still on across the room. She peeked her eyes opened and then closed them again. She opened her eyes slowly, but her gaze was fuzzy. She rubbed them slightly and a black blur came into view. Tess looked up into a now clearing face.
His beautiful green eyes and tantalizingly long black eyelashes caught her attention and she stared in wonder and pleasure. She blushed slightly as his hand reached to her cheek; his hand was as smooth as a baby's and as gentle as a feather.
She looked away from his eyes and turned her head against his hand slightly looking at Dr. Hardy playing with the old turntable in the corner. Soon the room filled with Beethoven's Fur Elise, Tessa's eyes closed and a tear slid down her cheek slowly. She and her mother had always enjoyed the melody.
Tess sat up slowly and saw the handsome man move away and extending a hand to her to help. She gripped it loosely at first, then she squeezed. She stood slowly and her legs turned to jelly and she started to fall but he pulled her up quickly into his strong arms. Tess looked up into his eyes and blushed deeply. The man seemed to struggle with an inside emotion, but his face softened with a smile.
"It seems to me you are unstable a bit." His smile widened and Tess's body filled with a warm unknown emotion.
"Y-Yes… I must be." Tess's head lowered and she gazed toward the floor.
"Alex why don't you take Tess for a walk then bring her back here. She needs the fresh air." Dr. Hardy walked closer to Tess and looked her jokingly in the eyes. "And no running please. You don't need to overexert yourself."
Dr. Hardy smiled and walked over to the counter in the corner. Alex and Tess looked at each other lightly. He looped her arm through his and started walking to the door. Tess stumbled a little and Alex wrapped his arm around her waist instead. Tess copied the motion and they walked out the door into the crisp morning sun.
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