Chapter Five:
"I'm Doctor Crawford, how are you feeling subject; A0"
"Meh," I reply honestly,"But please just call me Ross." A0, what type of designation is that anyway. I let loose a small sigh and try not to take any offence.
"A-" she started before correcting herself. "It seems the worse over, we've managed to reverse all critical injuries. Just expect mild pain for the next day or so.
"How bang up was I Doc?"
"Extensively. You were in operation for more then twenty hours. Then in recovery for another forty eight hours. Apologies for putting you under when you woke up, couldn't having rupturing your stitches."
"Two and a half days, wow. I'll do better to take more care of myself."
"I assure you will try," she said cryptically.
"Ok…?"
"I take it you'll like to stretch? Prehaps shower?"
"I'd like that alot," I reply sheepishly as she helps me from the bed.
Getting up was easy, standing a little not so much, but I pulled it off. Doctor Crawford escorted me to the large bright corridor, it was nothing like how it was when we eacped the Maze, this was good start. She handed me off to a different personel. This place was full of life, vibrant, welcoming. The short man escorted me to a room with showers and changing room.
It was going to be a well deserved and welcoming embrace to wash whatever remaining grime and blood off me. Slowly I undress throwing away these operating gown into a disposable bin. I pause as cold took over my naked body, I thought about my next plans but retreat into the shower stall. Turning the knob hot water sprayed over my battered body. Then something hits me. Where's the pain, and the scars, the knife strike's, the attacks on my body? They are gone. I rub face for awhile in a state of unawareness. There was nothing, no pain. Only confusion, nausea, dizziness and the onset hunger pangs. Discarding this thought for a while I just lather up with the soap and appreciate the shower. Unlike the lukewarm showers of the Glade this was on a new level.
Wanting to stay submerged under the stream, I eventually have to find out what's going on. Stepping out the shower there an open locker, with a blue towel sticking out. I dry myself completely and dress bit by bit. Soon I was adorned In, white sneakers, black jeans, black tank top, grey tee-shirt. Stepping out to face a mirror to check myself out, I'm shocked with my looks. My hair was a tad bit longer not by much, my brown eyes dull and blood shot. Yet every area where Louis slit and lacaerted were gone, not even the attacks from the Crank. My tan skin was injury free so was my shoulders, wrists just about any injuries I got from the Maze didn't exist. It was just as if I was before like in my flash back of memory's. It was impressive. Why go through trouble? Something was connecting, but I would soon have to place the pieces of the puzzle together.
Walking back out into the corridor, the same quiet man waited. With a nod, he cocked his neck forward, indicating to follow. As I walked behind him I took account of everything about my surroundings. Doors, faces, key cards, camera locations, keypads. The same blurring white walls. The man pauses, swipes his card and walks us back into the medical bay. Why was I here again.
"If you would kindly get back into the bed," the Doctor's assistant directed to do such.
"I'm fine, I should be finding my friends."
"You're still under observation, you could have a relapse. We did after all fix you're spine slightly."
"Alright I guess," I huff loudly in disgust. "Could you at least let them know I'm fine."
"There first chance I get."
The assistant left the room leaving me to my own devices. I was bored beyond belief. I could chance it, make a run for it. Instead, I lay back, then proced stare off into space, daydreaming a random assortment of nonsense, till something of interest occurs. But what will that be I wonder? As the boredom and hunger take over me every sense. I really have no choice but to comply.
A/N: So this was short chapter, and the process is slow but realistically I'm on chapter twelve. I want to do a mass upload soon. Thanks for reading, any feedback is appreciated.