"Hey." he said weakly, "Laynie just looked at him for a second, not
believing. "Hey. what's up?" she asked awkwardly. The doctors said she
shouldn't get too close, nor say much; she could really just. be there. She
wanted more then anything to just jump to the bed and hold him forever, but
she knew the rules, anything could trigger another attack, plus they didn't
know exactly how everything went yet. There was just the primal assumption,
they weren't even sure he'd survive. In fact now that she's had more time
to think about it, she wondered why Ephram even bothered telling Amy. Maybe
he was hoping that he'd have just a bit more time. but that topic's been
worked over too much in her head, she needed to let it go, and fast. "Oh,
nothing much, Laynie," she smiled, he remembers! "I was just working on the
biggest project I've had in days." She was bewildered, "oh really? What is
it?"
"Watching the paint dry. Been doing it for about an hour now." She laughed,
sarcasm, already! She could barely hold her excitement, but she was able to
quiet it down, 'later!' she kept telling herself, 'later'.
The nurse came in, "there's another visitor, a miss.. Amy Abbott." She looked at Laynie, "only one visitor at a time," Laynie looked at her brother, still unable to even speak his name, looking for approval, and as if by command, he nodded, and smiled. It was all she needed; she knew things were going to be find now. Amy came in, looking like she hadn't used the bathroom in hours and really had to go. "HI!" she exploded, "I've got MORE presents!!!!! I got you a souvenir from that ski lodge we went to on the church trip, a memory of our second first kiss!" she laughed, "it was so weird. but good weird." She seemed to notice the nurse now, staring at her with a very disapproving look, but he was able to interrupt before any obsanities came out of the nurse's mouth, "second first kiss? How is that possible, Grover?" she giggled, "you haven't called me that in a while." What do you mean? I just called you Grover a few hours ago before you went off to present the forth of July with your dad. I'm sorry I ditched ya, Amy. But those guys dared us! I had to go! Seems I've been in a slight accident- how long was I out? How's my hair?" and while Amy was still in shock, he brushed his hands over his hair to notice that it wasn't there. "WHAT THE. WHATHAPPENED? WHERE'S MY HAIR??"
Laynie was then back in the room, "You had a seizure, they had to operate, and they had to cut your hair again.. It'll grow back!" he looked at his sister, "again? What do you mean. again.." Laynie looked at the nurse, who seemed to have morphed from a drill instructor and a clerk, first day on the job, and was completely at a loss for words.
Laynie ran out and saw Dr. Brown, "Dr. Brown! He can't remember anything from after the accident! But he remembers everything from before!" she was very confused. "Dr. Brown looked at her and said, "really? That's odd, I suppose it's a side affect we didn't see, we'll have to examine him. She took a deep breath and left the building, it was too depressing now.
As soon as she left the building she made a sharp turn to the some pancakes, it was the only thing on her mind.. BOOM! She crashed into something metallic and fell flat on the sidewalk. When she looked up she saw a guy, around her age, struggling to get back up on a wheelchair, A wheelchair because she wasn't sure he was really crippled, she knew a lot of people who used that excuse to pick people up, or rob them. She got up and watched him struggle for a minute, "A little help here!" He seemed quiet agitated, she was probably wrong, she made sure her wallet was still on, and advanced, "sorry, you never know, you know?" he looked at her for a few seconds and said, "yeah, I know.. I'm Ed, Ed Fargo." "Laynie Hart. Hi."
Dr. Brown went into his patient's room, to give him some news, "MY name is Dr. Brown, your doctor. You've been in an accident in your car, and have been in a coma for 5 months. A month ago I operated on you and you awoke, without any memory of whom you are, where you're from, you were starting from scratch. Then about a week ago you had a seizure and we came to the fact that in order for you to survive you had to go through another operation, one I completed last night. You are healthy and I don't predict any health complications, but you seem to have lost all memory of that one month you were awake after your coma, and unfortunately, at this time, I honestly don't know if you'll get it back.." The patient was silent. "Colin?"
The nurse came in, "there's another visitor, a miss.. Amy Abbott." She looked at Laynie, "only one visitor at a time," Laynie looked at her brother, still unable to even speak his name, looking for approval, and as if by command, he nodded, and smiled. It was all she needed; she knew things were going to be find now. Amy came in, looking like she hadn't used the bathroom in hours and really had to go. "HI!" she exploded, "I've got MORE presents!!!!! I got you a souvenir from that ski lodge we went to on the church trip, a memory of our second first kiss!" she laughed, "it was so weird. but good weird." She seemed to notice the nurse now, staring at her with a very disapproving look, but he was able to interrupt before any obsanities came out of the nurse's mouth, "second first kiss? How is that possible, Grover?" she giggled, "you haven't called me that in a while." What do you mean? I just called you Grover a few hours ago before you went off to present the forth of July with your dad. I'm sorry I ditched ya, Amy. But those guys dared us! I had to go! Seems I've been in a slight accident- how long was I out? How's my hair?" and while Amy was still in shock, he brushed his hands over his hair to notice that it wasn't there. "WHAT THE. WHATHAPPENED? WHERE'S MY HAIR??"
Laynie was then back in the room, "You had a seizure, they had to operate, and they had to cut your hair again.. It'll grow back!" he looked at his sister, "again? What do you mean. again.." Laynie looked at the nurse, who seemed to have morphed from a drill instructor and a clerk, first day on the job, and was completely at a loss for words.
Laynie ran out and saw Dr. Brown, "Dr. Brown! He can't remember anything from after the accident! But he remembers everything from before!" she was very confused. "Dr. Brown looked at her and said, "really? That's odd, I suppose it's a side affect we didn't see, we'll have to examine him. She took a deep breath and left the building, it was too depressing now.
As soon as she left the building she made a sharp turn to the some pancakes, it was the only thing on her mind.. BOOM! She crashed into something metallic and fell flat on the sidewalk. When she looked up she saw a guy, around her age, struggling to get back up on a wheelchair, A wheelchair because she wasn't sure he was really crippled, she knew a lot of people who used that excuse to pick people up, or rob them. She got up and watched him struggle for a minute, "A little help here!" He seemed quiet agitated, she was probably wrong, she made sure her wallet was still on, and advanced, "sorry, you never know, you know?" he looked at her for a few seconds and said, "yeah, I know.. I'm Ed, Ed Fargo." "Laynie Hart. Hi."
Dr. Brown went into his patient's room, to give him some news, "MY name is Dr. Brown, your doctor. You've been in an accident in your car, and have been in a coma for 5 months. A month ago I operated on you and you awoke, without any memory of whom you are, where you're from, you were starting from scratch. Then about a week ago you had a seizure and we came to the fact that in order for you to survive you had to go through another operation, one I completed last night. You are healthy and I don't predict any health complications, but you seem to have lost all memory of that one month you were awake after your coma, and unfortunately, at this time, I honestly don't know if you'll get it back.." The patient was silent. "Colin?"