For the rest of the week, Kelly spent most of her time lying around, not
really wanting to do much, and always afraid that when she closed her eyes,
she would have another nightmare. Sabrina was only able to convince her to
leave the house twice, but the entire time, she was trying to get Kelly to
talk to her, with no success. Kelly wasn't ready to talk to anyone about
what had happened, not even to her best friend.
A week after being home, Sabrina drove Kelly to her doctor's office for a follow up appointment, and hopefully to have the stitches removed. When Dr. Jackson pulled back the bandage, however, Kelly made every attempt possible not to catch her reflection in the mirror. The only time she was able to work up the courage to see the scar had been her first night home, and even then she hadn't caught a glimpse.
Once the stitches were removed, and a single, less obvious band-aid had replaced the bandage, Dr. Jackson then did a neurological check-up, mostly to make sure that her motor skills and reflexes were working. Kelly was growing tired of being asked to follow his finger with just her eyes, and to touch her nose, but she also knew that they had a purpose. When he told her that she was perfectly healthy, however, Kelly began to worry about other things that were to come.
"So does this mean I can start driving again?" Kelly asked.
"I can't see why not. Just pace yourself, remember that you're body is still recovering and you might still get light headed on occasion. Also, although you can go back to work, I suggest letting someone else catch the bad guys for a little while. For the first week or so, stick to the paper work." Dr. Jackson replied.
With that, Kelly made one final appointment for a month from then before meeting up with Sabrina in the waiting room. Although Kelly's news of being practically completely healed excited Sabrina, it terrified Kelly. At least when she was fragile still, she had a reason not to leave her house, or not to go to work. Now she would be expected to pick up where she left off, and pretend nothing had happened. The only problem was, Kelly didn't think she could do that.
A week after being home, Sabrina drove Kelly to her doctor's office for a follow up appointment, and hopefully to have the stitches removed. When Dr. Jackson pulled back the bandage, however, Kelly made every attempt possible not to catch her reflection in the mirror. The only time she was able to work up the courage to see the scar had been her first night home, and even then she hadn't caught a glimpse.
Once the stitches were removed, and a single, less obvious band-aid had replaced the bandage, Dr. Jackson then did a neurological check-up, mostly to make sure that her motor skills and reflexes were working. Kelly was growing tired of being asked to follow his finger with just her eyes, and to touch her nose, but she also knew that they had a purpose. When he told her that she was perfectly healthy, however, Kelly began to worry about other things that were to come.
"So does this mean I can start driving again?" Kelly asked.
"I can't see why not. Just pace yourself, remember that you're body is still recovering and you might still get light headed on occasion. Also, although you can go back to work, I suggest letting someone else catch the bad guys for a little while. For the first week or so, stick to the paper work." Dr. Jackson replied.
With that, Kelly made one final appointment for a month from then before meeting up with Sabrina in the waiting room. Although Kelly's news of being practically completely healed excited Sabrina, it terrified Kelly. At least when she was fragile still, she had a reason not to leave her house, or not to go to work. Now she would be expected to pick up where she left off, and pretend nothing had happened. The only problem was, Kelly didn't think she could do that.