A year passed…
Doctor Dunkley had arrived to perform her usual semi-annual medical check-ups. She gave first Sarah, then Jim, then Silver, and finally the Dopplers their exams.
All the Dopplers received clean bills of health, much to Delbert and Amelia's relief. Silver too was found to be fine and ship-shape. Sarah was a bit anemic, but some iron supplements would soon have her back up to speed. That only left young Jim…
Sarah retrieved her son's results, then looked up at him, stunned. "Jim honey," she said slowly.
"Yeah, Mom?" Jim said.
"I don't know how to tell you this… but well, you´ve got a blood sugar level of 21,5!" Sarah told him, much to his obvious dismay.
"I what?" Jim exclaimed, looking to his results, to his mother, then back to the results again. "B-B-But how?"
Silver and Amelia looked at one another a moment, then moved to either side of the disbelieving Jim Hawkins. Each wore barely suppressed grins, that threatened to widen with each moment.
"Now, Jimmo… don´t yeh worry none, lad! Me an' the Cap'n, why… we'll be fair certain you won´t be injurin' yerself, so yeh can be sure," Silver said to Jim.
Amelia put a hand on Jim's shoulder a moment later. "And, if Silver isn't up to the challenge, you can rest assured that I will be," she assured him.
Amelia then turned to Sarah, adding, "Oh, Sarah, if you find things getting away from you, do feel free to send young James my way for a few weeks. I'll have him back on track to good health in no time whatsoever."
"Oh boy," Jim sighed. "Man, am I ever in deep now…" And, indeed, he was only too right about that…
End