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is mine, and other characters, but that's it.
Chapter 9: The Aftermath
When I woke up I was still very much in pain as I was the last time I could remember. I saw doctors and
nurses scurrying all over, and I could tell I wasn't doing so well. I had an oxygen mask over my mouth and
nose which was the only thing stopping me from asking where Emma was. I noticed the commotion settle
down as they noticed I was awake. I looked at them all, they were all staring at me. I couldn't move my
right arm so with my left hand, I lifted the oxygen mask from my mouth, gasped, then attempted to ask
about Emma. I couldn't breathe and the doctor asked me what I wanted I screamed "Where's Emma?" he
could barely hear this but he knew what I was saying. "She's in the room next door. She's doing pretty good
actually. She stayed in the car during the crash. We're worried more about you right now." I nodded slowly
then fell unconscious yet again. This time, however there weren't a bunch of people in the room when I
awoke. There was one doctor and me. I looked at him and he smiled at me. "I think we can take this off
now." The doctor said and took off my oxygen mask. This time I could breathe fine and I silently thanked
him for taking it off. "How long was I out?" I asked him. "Only about two hours," he responded. "not long."
I nodded and asked him "So. what's wrong with me?" he chuckled and said, "Well your right arm is
broken, along with five ribs, three on the right side, two on the left. You have a small skull fracture, and a
slight concussion, but your doing just fine. You have severe cuts and bruises along your body in many
different places, but that's no big deal. So overall, its not that bad." He smiled before saying, "You have
visitors. I be back to check on you." I smiled at him and looked towards the door. In came Adam, Jesse, and
Shalimar. "You should check on Emma." I told them before they all even got in. Adam chuckled and
replied, "That's where we've been for the last three hours. I looked at them feeling somewhat clueless and
said, "Oh." They all smiled. "So, how you holding up?" Shalimar asked me. "Alright, I think." I said, still
clueless. "Man, you don't look to good." Jesse said next. "Gee thanks." I joked. "So how is Emma anyway."
I asked, feeling bad. "She's good. She'll probably be out tomorrow." I was surprised that she would be out
that quick and realized that she was probably a lot better than I had been imagining. "What kind of condition
is she in?" I was still worried about her even if she was doing ok. "Nothing broken." Adam said. "Are you
serious?" I asked. I laughed a nervous laugh and said, "That's great." "Yeah, which means you'll be having
one more visitor pretty soon." Jesse added. "Adam I'm sorry." I felt bad still. "It's not your fault Brennan."
Shalimar said. "Yeah, but I still feel responsible." I paused for a moment as something else entered my
mind. "Adam? H-how will we pay for this?" I asked him, now feeling worse than before. "Well Brennan,
you do have health insurance, and we are making money here." Adam tried to reassure me that it was ok.
"Yeah but Adam, we'll lose so much money. This is all my fault. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for this to
happen." "Its ok Brennan." Jesse started comforting me now. "Its not your fault, you don't have to be sorry,
and we won't lose that much money." "Yeah Brennan," Shal agreed. "we're more concerned about you
right now." I looked at all of them, staring at me and sighed. After I did Adam broke the silence with, "Plus,
I have a job, a very well paying one at that, now and so we're back in business." Congrats and sighs filled
the room but I had to say, "Doing what?" Jesse looked about to ask the same thing, and Shalimar looked
questionably at Adam. He looked at us all before saying, "Well, a huge science center just opened up in
Isalonda called the 'Isalonda Great Center of Science' and they needed scientist, or just smart guys, to work
there. They knew of me and called me just last night. I told them I wasn't sure yet, but probably. Now I can
call them back with a 'yes'. I've always wanted to do something of the sort anyway." "That's great Adam,
congrats!" I said and he left to tell Emma, leaving me, Jesse, and Shalimar in the room.
Chapter 9: The Aftermath
When I woke up I was still very much in pain as I was the last time I could remember. I saw doctors and
nurses scurrying all over, and I could tell I wasn't doing so well. I had an oxygen mask over my mouth and
nose which was the only thing stopping me from asking where Emma was. I noticed the commotion settle
down as they noticed I was awake. I looked at them all, they were all staring at me. I couldn't move my
right arm so with my left hand, I lifted the oxygen mask from my mouth, gasped, then attempted to ask
about Emma. I couldn't breathe and the doctor asked me what I wanted I screamed "Where's Emma?" he
could barely hear this but he knew what I was saying. "She's in the room next door. She's doing pretty good
actually. She stayed in the car during the crash. We're worried more about you right now." I nodded slowly
then fell unconscious yet again. This time, however there weren't a bunch of people in the room when I
awoke. There was one doctor and me. I looked at him and he smiled at me. "I think we can take this off
now." The doctor said and took off my oxygen mask. This time I could breathe fine and I silently thanked
him for taking it off. "How long was I out?" I asked him. "Only about two hours," he responded. "not long."
I nodded and asked him "So. what's wrong with me?" he chuckled and said, "Well your right arm is
broken, along with five ribs, three on the right side, two on the left. You have a small skull fracture, and a
slight concussion, but your doing just fine. You have severe cuts and bruises along your body in many
different places, but that's no big deal. So overall, its not that bad." He smiled before saying, "You have
visitors. I be back to check on you." I smiled at him and looked towards the door. In came Adam, Jesse, and
Shalimar. "You should check on Emma." I told them before they all even got in. Adam chuckled and
replied, "That's where we've been for the last three hours. I looked at them feeling somewhat clueless and
said, "Oh." They all smiled. "So, how you holding up?" Shalimar asked me. "Alright, I think." I said, still
clueless. "Man, you don't look to good." Jesse said next. "Gee thanks." I joked. "So how is Emma anyway."
I asked, feeling bad. "She's good. She'll probably be out tomorrow." I was surprised that she would be out
that quick and realized that she was probably a lot better than I had been imagining. "What kind of condition
is she in?" I was still worried about her even if she was doing ok. "Nothing broken." Adam said. "Are you
serious?" I asked. I laughed a nervous laugh and said, "That's great." "Yeah, which means you'll be having
one more visitor pretty soon." Jesse added. "Adam I'm sorry." I felt bad still. "It's not your fault Brennan."
Shalimar said. "Yeah, but I still feel responsible." I paused for a moment as something else entered my
mind. "Adam? H-how will we pay for this?" I asked him, now feeling worse than before. "Well Brennan,
you do have health insurance, and we are making money here." Adam tried to reassure me that it was ok.
"Yeah but Adam, we'll lose so much money. This is all my fault. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for this to
happen." "Its ok Brennan." Jesse started comforting me now. "Its not your fault, you don't have to be sorry,
and we won't lose that much money." "Yeah Brennan," Shal agreed. "we're more concerned about you
right now." I looked at all of them, staring at me and sighed. After I did Adam broke the silence with, "Plus,
I have a job, a very well paying one at that, now and so we're back in business." Congrats and sighs filled
the room but I had to say, "Doing what?" Jesse looked about to ask the same thing, and Shalimar looked
questionably at Adam. He looked at us all before saying, "Well, a huge science center just opened up in
Isalonda called the 'Isalonda Great Center of Science' and they needed scientist, or just smart guys, to work
there. They knew of me and called me just last night. I told them I wasn't sure yet, but probably. Now I can
call them back with a 'yes'. I've always wanted to do something of the sort anyway." "That's great Adam,
congrats!" I said and he left to tell Emma, leaving me, Jesse, and Shalimar in the room.