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Chapter 6:
Lost Twin! Read all About it!
Texas:
Zack awoke to the beeping of his own heart on the monitor. Zack glanced around the room. It was dark and empty. There were only two lights. One from the hall, and the other from the parking lot. Zack could hear nothing but the sound of the monitor, and the beating of the rain outdoors. All he could smell was that distinct hospital smell. Zack sat up and rubbed his eyes. He looked down on the floor, and saw his suitcase. Carey must have brought it in he thought to himself. Zack then glanced around for a clock. A digital one hung upon the wall. It read 3:00 am. Suddenly, he saw a flock of doctors zoom by through the small, 10"x10" window on the door. He assumed that they were going to save some patient. He rubbed his arm, for it was itchy, and felt an IV there. He couldn't remember getting it. He remembered going to the hospital, but not getting an IV. He shook off the subject. Suddenly, he remembered something that he had been trying to avoid. Cody. Oh how he longed to talk to him, to hear his voice once more. He now regretted how many times he insulted him, or said that he didn't love or need him. Only now did he realize that he couldn't live without his brother. Cody was his sole mate, his twin. They were supposed to be together forever. When Zack left Cody, Zack felt like a part of him had died. He had lost his best friend and only brother. Zack quickly tried to forget about it so he wouldn't get too upset. Zack wiped his face of the tears, and took a deep breath. Zack then reached around for the nurse's button. The button was aqua, and on an off-white remote. Zack quickly pressed it, in hoped of having a few questions answered.
About five minutes later, a nurse in a florescent orange uniform came in.
"Hey, what do you need?" asked the nurse in a sweet voice, often used with
5 year olds.
" I want to ask you some questions" stated Zack.
"Okay, go ahead. " said the nurse, in that same voice.
"Do you know how long I'm supposed to be here?" Zack asked, annoyed
with her voice.
" Um….well, let's check your clipboard" , she said, " Oh, here it is. You leave in three days."
"Thursday!" Zack screamed, both shocked and angered that he had to be
that long over a couple days of not eating.
"Yes. Is there anything else I can do for you?" she asked.
" Um…..Can I have something to drink?" he said
" How about water?" she asked.
" I suppose" Zack said sighing all the while.
" Okay." The nurse walked over to the sink at the other end of the room,
grabbed a plastic cup, and filled it with water.
" Here you go", she said," Goodbye now!" This time, she said it once more in that tone that Zack loathed. She proceeded to the door, waved, and then left the room. At last, she's gone, thought Zack. He hoped that she wasn't his normal nurse. He didn't think that she was though, for she didn't know anything about him. Since there was nothing left to do, he gulped down his water, sunk down in his bed, and decided to got to sleep until things became more lively at the hospital.
Zack awoke to see his mother sitting next to him. Zack was startled, and kind of scooted away from her. Then he asked her if she had talked to Cody and Maddie. She said that she had tried several timed, but just couldn't get a hold of either of them. Carey's cell phone was almost dead and she had left her charger in the Tipton by accident before the storm hit. They were in trouble. Suddenly, Zack gave a sigh that meant, Mother, you can leave now. Carey got the picture. She leaned over, kissed him on the forehead, and left slowly out the door.
Zack really wanted to talk to Cody. Even if it was just for a moment, he had to talk to him. He just had to.
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The three days of hospitalization went by very slowly. Unfortunately, the nurse who came in at 3:00 am that one morning, was his nurse. He hated her. She always spoke with that childish tone. It really annoyed Zack. The food there wasn't bad, but it wasn't anything like the hamburger meat at Uncle Stavros' ranch. Carey came in every day, and Zack, at first, thought it was annoying, but then he grew accustomed to it. Everything else was pretty good. On the third day, his IV was taken out, and Zack was happy. That IV was really bugging him. At last, he was able to go back to Great Uncle Stavros' ranch, Texas Acres Ranch. As badly as Zack wanted to go back to Boston, he was pretty happy that he was going back to the ranch. Stavros and Lisa greeted him warmly when he arrived at the ranch. Little did Zack now, that Carey was soon to be making a decision that would greatly affect Zack.
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