Chapter 6: Noticeable Changes!

THE NEXT DAY!

After a whole day being in the hospital, Simon was ready to come home.

Dave, Alvin, and Theodore went home to get cleaned up and to grab something to eat.

As Simon waited for his family to return home, a nurse comes in with a cart filled with different types of medical gauzes.

"Hello Simon." The nurse cheers.

"Hi." Simon responds with a sigh.

"I'm just here to clean up your surgical wounds, so if you wouldn't mind lifting up your gown I can get started right away." The nurse asks.

Simon did as was suggested to him. He made sure to keep his blanket covering him from waist down. Then he takes off the hospital garment and prepares his mid section to be looked at by the nurse.

The nurse starts to set up the right materials she will use to clean under Simon's bandages when the way Simon moved caught her attention. She noticed how easily he moved around as he slipped the garment off. It is like he was never in any life threatening accident. The nurse tried to not act so obvious and picked up a pair of surgical scissors.

"Alright, Simon.I'm going to start cutting now."

"Hmm." Simon nodded.

Carefully, the nurse pealed away the bandages. But when she removed the last bandage, she became very shocked to what she saw.

"No!" She gasped loudly.

"What?" Simon looked up with wide eyes. "I didn't get an infection did I?"

Simon sat up to look at his mid section, and to his surprise he saw what the nurse sees.nothing. Not even a single scar is found. In fact, all his fur grew back in that area. Simon even moved his hand over to where there use to be an opening, but it felt as it has before.

"I don't understand.?" The nurse asked, still in shock.

"Perhaps this was all a big mistake?" Simon suggested.

"No. It couldn't have been. The charts say." The nurse said, picking up a clipboard with papers on it.

"Maybe the charts are wrong." Simon said sternly. His eyes became focused and dark.

"They can't be. The Doctor said." The nurse stopped when she turned to look at Simon and froze.

"He's wrong!" Simon said with strength in his voice. "I'm fine."

"You're probably right." The nurse replied in a hypnotic tone. ".You are fine."

"I want to go home.tonight!" Simon demands.

"Yes, I'll tell the Doctor to sign your discharge papers immediately." The nurse turns to head back out the door.

"Ah, nurse.before you go." Simon said.

"Yes." The nurse stopped and turned.

"Could you get this IV out of my arm.Please.?"

The nurse smiled and walked back to the cart that she left beside Simon's bed.

"Sure." She replied.

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LATER THAT NIGHT.

Dave pulls the car into his driveway, and puts it in park. The three chipmunks get out of the vehicle and runs up to the front door of their home. Simon dusts of his blue turtleneck sweater, the spare one that Dave was able to bring to the hospital after the nurse called. He is relieved to now be in some real clothes instead of the hospital garment. Simon also goes to feel his face and remembers that he doesn't need glasses to see any more.

Alvin and Theodore are excited to have their brother home safely and began tackle him in a playful manner.

"Ok boys, settle down. I know you're glad to be back home." Dave smiles as he finds the right key to open the door.

As soon as Dave opens the door, a little Yorkshire Terrier runs out to great her family.

"Lily!" The Chipmunks cheered.

Lily runs up to Alvin and Theodore with her tail wagging and tongue hanging out, but she stops when she sees Simon. She gives him a baffled look.

"Hi Lily! Boy I've missed you." Simon says as he reaches down to pet her.

Instead of a joyful reaction, Lily begins to show her teeth to Simon and growls viciously at him.

"Lily? It's me... Simon. Don't you recognize me?" Simon asked.

He tries to take a step forward to Lily, but the little dog starts to whimper and runs back into the house with her tail between her behind legs.

"Maybe she doesn't recognize you without your glasses on?" Theodore suggested.

"Maybe..." Simon slowly replied. He had no other explanation for this strange phenomenon with their little dog.

Simon begins to felt very hurt with Lily's reaction towards him. "I couldn't have been gone that long." He inquired with a pout.

"Well, come on boys. Lets go inside and I'll start making dinner." Dave announces.

As the chipmunks started following dad inside, Simon suddenly stopped. He looked down the dark street. It is as if someone, or something is calling out to him.

"Hey Simon, you comin'?" Alvin shouted from inside the house.

"Huh...?" Simon looked back to his brother and back down the dark street.

"Yeah." The eerie presence gave Simon a chill down his spin. He quickly ran inside and closed the door.

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THE NEXT MORNING!

Dave comes in the bedroom to wake the boys up for school.

"Boys? Time to get up, and get ready for school." He calls out loud enough for all his sons to hear.

A chorus of groans is heard from each bed.

Dave walks up to Simon and taps him gently. "Simon? Are you going to be ok today, or do you want to stay home?"

Simon thinks about it for a moment, and then looks up at his dad. "I'll be ok, Dave."

"How'd I know he was going to say that?" Alvin grumbled while shaking head.

"Well, alright. If you feel up to it." Dave says to Simon, while trying to ignore Alvin's remark.

Simon and Theodore begin to crawl out of bed, but Alvin still remains reluctant to get up.

"Alvin, get up. Now!" Dave demands.

"Just a minute Dave. I'm still catching up on my beauty sleep." Alvin said in an excuse.

"Allv-iin!" Growled Dave.

Dave walked up to the window and threw open the curtains in order to help get Alvin out of bed quicker. The sunlight filled up the room, and again, Simon reacts to the light.

"Arg.." Simon screeches as he drops his blue turtleneck sweater and backs away into the shadowy corner of the room.

"Simon?" Dave quickly closes the curtains and runs up to smarter chipmunk.

Out of concern, Alvin and Theodore both run up to their brother.

"What happened?" Theodore asks.

"The sun...! I-I-It's too bright!" Simon complains.

Alvin thinks for a moment, and with a snap of his fingers, he comes up with a solution that might work. He walks up to his drawer beside his bed and pulls out a pair of one of his sunglasses.

"Here, try these on." He suggests to his brother.

Out of desperation, Simon tries Alvin's idea. He puts on the sunglasses and looks up to Alvin as he walks over to the curtains. Slowly, Alvin pulls them back to let in the sunlight. At first Simon blocks the light with his arms, but then brings them down gradually. With a smile on his face, indicating that Alvin for once had a brilliant idea, he shows his family that the sunglasses work.

"Is that better, Simon?" Dave asks.

"Yes. Thanks." Simon replies and looking up at Alvin.

"Alright then, finish getting dressed and come down for breakfast." Dave announces to all three Chipmunks.

"Yes Dave." They all chimed at once.