Chapter Five

I snapped my eyes open. I closed them almost instantly, the light was extremely bright. I pulled up my arm to cover my eyes so I could sit up. I was going to open my eyes but my arm hadn't left my side. I focused on it, and felt a restraint on my wrist.

Laying there feeling a little depressed, I knew that the doctor and nurse were probably near by, like the last time. Lifting my head up, which took a little to much effort then it should have, I squinted and looked around.

The nurse wasn't anywhere I could see, neither was doctor.

Looking to my right I did see a figure standing with their back to me.

"Hey!" I called over to them, "do you think you could turn the light down?"

They looked over their shoulder, and started to walk over. When they got close enough I saw that it was the Captain.

Waving the left hand, the captain took a look at my vitals. The light was dimmed enough so I could open my eyes without pain.

"You continue to astonish the doctors as well as the Colonel and Major with the quick recoveries."

The Captains voice was soothing, maybe the reason that they were there.

"So?" I ask, a little annoyed that all they say is that my recovery times are short, "am I just supposed to lay here for a week, like I can't withstand these injections?"

The Captain looks down to me. Giving a small smile saying

"Well, at the most, the recovery times should be a week at least. Do you not know how quick your recovering?"

"No, all I know is that you stick a needle in my and I wake up here with a nurse. This is the first time that hasn't happened though"

Sighing, the Captain pulls a clipboard off of the hook at the end of my bed, lifting up a paper.

"Your longest recovery time was 5 days, a full 2 days sooner then was expected. But, your shortest one was only a day." Putting the clip board back on the hook, the Captain leaned against the frame that held the clipboard. "You are a mystery to us as to why your recoveries are so much shorter then they should be"

"Is there any reason why?" I ask, a little nervous of what the Captain will say.

Sighing, the Captain says "No, sadly all we have to go on is that you are determined not to be slow. The mind can do wondrous things, if put to use"

Somewhat relived that something wasn't wrong with me, I laid my head back down.

Lifting it back up,I looked to the Captain

"Hey Captain, do you think I could get up to walk for a while?"

"I will have to ask, they do tend to be overly strict but I don't think that they will mind"

Nodding I put my head down and closed my eyes.

I pushed my luck once more.

With out even opening my eyes, I asked

"Could you at least take the neck restraint off? It's irritating."

"Sure," the captain said looking over the right shoulder, "hold on a second"

The restraint disappeared.