CHAPTER 25
It's all right if you fall
You are human, after all
But it hurts when you land
-Fisher, "Human"
Minutes later, Rafe, Alison, Ian, and Lucy found themselves in the family room at the lighthouse. Upstairs, Danny napped, while an episode of "Blue's Clues" entertained Christina…
Gritting his teeth, Rafe hissed in pain as Ian bandaged his injured hand.
"There you go," the doctor commented, releasing the appendage. "Just see me again in a couple of weeks, and I'll take those stitches out for you."
Rafe remained silent, grimacing slightly as he used his bandaged fist to put on and rebutton his shirt.
"Thank you, Ian," said Alison, placing a hand on the doctor's shoulder affectionately as he packed up his medical bag. "We really appreciate your help."
"It's no problem," the Irishman assured her sympathetically.
"I don't understand why you won't let us take you to the hospital, cousin," Lucy interjected, concerned.
"Ha! Hospital," Rafe muttered under his breath, plopping down on the couch. "A lot of good that'd do me."
Alison glared at him silently.
"What did you just say?" Lucy asked suspiciously, eyeing her cousin curiously.
Rafe opened his mouth to speak, but Alison jumped to his defense before he could say a word.
"Something I told Rafe about his past upset him, and he sort of… lashed out," she explained weakly.
Lucy's ears perked up.
"Oh," she murmured. "Did you learn anything about what happened to you?"
"Well, apparently, I'm dead," Rafe informed her, deadpan.
"Oh…"
Lucy's body suddenly began to sway back and forth.
Rafe sighed, shaking his head, as Alison and Ian rushed to Lucy's side.
Ian arrived behind her, just in time to catch his friend as she passed out...
It's all right if you fall
You are human, after all
But it hurts when you land
-Fisher, "Human"
Minutes later, Rafe, Alison, Ian, and Lucy found themselves in the family room at the lighthouse. Upstairs, Danny napped, while an episode of "Blue's Clues" entertained Christina…
Gritting his teeth, Rafe hissed in pain as Ian bandaged his injured hand.
"There you go," the doctor commented, releasing the appendage. "Just see me again in a couple of weeks, and I'll take those stitches out for you."
Rafe remained silent, grimacing slightly as he used his bandaged fist to put on and rebutton his shirt.
"Thank you, Ian," said Alison, placing a hand on the doctor's shoulder affectionately as he packed up his medical bag. "We really appreciate your help."
"It's no problem," the Irishman assured her sympathetically.
"I don't understand why you won't let us take you to the hospital, cousin," Lucy interjected, concerned.
"Ha! Hospital," Rafe muttered under his breath, plopping down on the couch. "A lot of good that'd do me."
Alison glared at him silently.
"What did you just say?" Lucy asked suspiciously, eyeing her cousin curiously.
Rafe opened his mouth to speak, but Alison jumped to his defense before he could say a word.
"Something I told Rafe about his past upset him, and he sort of… lashed out," she explained weakly.
Lucy's ears perked up.
"Oh," she murmured. "Did you learn anything about what happened to you?"
"Well, apparently, I'm dead," Rafe informed her, deadpan.
"Oh…"
Lucy's body suddenly began to sway back and forth.
Rafe sighed, shaking his head, as Alison and Ian rushed to Lucy's side.
Ian arrived behind her, just in time to catch his friend as she passed out...