Chapter 14
Stephanie sprang out of her chair. The doctor's expression didn't look good. Stephanie's face fell.
"How is he? Tell me the truth." Stephanie said bluntly.
"Well I have some good news and some bad news." Dr. Feels Good stated.
"JUST TELL ME!" Stephanie exploded. The doctor had a look of fear in his face. Stephanie never raised her voice above a normal level before in his presence. Quickly realizing what she had just done she apologized to him.
"I'm so sorry Dr. Feels Good. I just need to know what has happened to Sportacus."
"The good news is that none of his ribs punctured his lungs. The bad news is that he has possibly 6 broken ribs and a possible check bone fracture. Right now they are sending him to X-Ray to make sure." Dr. Feels Good explained. Stephanie covered her mouth with her hand. Her lips began to tremble but quickly she stopped herself. They don't know about Sportacus and I so I must show some control. Oh wait, I already lost it. She thought to herself.
Aloud she said, "When can I see him?"
"I'll come back and let you know." Dr. Feels Good smiled.
"Thank you, doctor." Were the first words Uncle Milford said since Stephanie pushed him away. The doctor nodded and left the room. Stephanie sunk back into her chair. Uncle Milford sat next to her but didn't know what to say. How could he make amends after not trusting his own niece?
Sportacus awoke in a lot of pain. His chest hurt like he'd been stomped on by an elephant and his face felt likewise. Sportacus tried to sit up but that wasn't going to happen.
"Ouch! Guess I won't be doing that for awhile or much of anything else for that matter." Sportacus winced. Then a nurse came in and told him that the doctor would be along shortly. He said ok as the nurse checked his IV and pulse. She left afterwards and the doctor entered about five minutes later.
"Well, doctor how bad is it?" Sportacus tried to smile.
"I'm going to be honest with you. It isn't as bad as we thought but it's still not great. You have a total of 4 broken ribs, which will take 4 to 6 weeks to heal. Your left cheekbone isn't fractured but it is badly bruised. It should take about 3 weeks to heal properly. In the meantime I want you to rest. I know this is hard but it will take a lot of bed rest and a check up after 4 weeks before I will clear you for any physical activity." The doctor explained. A grim expression crossed Sportacus' bruised face or at least half of one. It hurt to move his face a lot.
"What am I going to do? I'm LazyTown's hero and I can't save people if I'm laying in bed." Sportacus said, concerned.
"I can't answer that. But maybe you should let the police in LazyTown handle things for awhile." The doctor suggested.
"Thank you Dr. …" Sportacus started.
"Dr. Rottenstein." The doctor answered.
"Rottenstein?" Sportacus gave a suspicious look.
"Why the funny look?" Dr. Rottenstein asked.
"Nothing, the name is familiar that's all. You don't have any relatives in LazyTown do you?" Sportacus asked.
"Nope, none at all." Came the doctor's reply. Sportacus thanked the doctor and Dr. Rottenstein said he'd be back later to check on him. With that Dr. Rottenstein left and talked to Dr. Feels Good.
To Be Continued…