Ch 6: Pain
Disclaimer: see ch 5
"You know, I think about the most random things sometimes, or at least I used to. For example, that one time…"
Wow, I wonder how much this hospital bill is gonna cost? Strange, the things that run through ones head when you are in pain. I wasn't worried about how much permanent damage had been done to my arm, or whether or not Bella would be safe. No, I was worrying about how much this was gonna cut into my bank account. I was actually trying to feel how much had been scraped outa my arm (had to be a large portion) to guess how much it would cost to fix me up. In all truth I didn't really feel a thing. Well… that's not exactly accurate either. I didn't feel anything until I hit the tree. Then the pain set in. My back wraps around the tree trunk, further than backs are supposed to, and when I land I can't feel my legs; or anything below my waist for that matter. Great, now how am I gonna punch the clown? I chuckle to myself (my weird sense of humor) and try to at least crawl in front of Bella. Maybe if I distract it long enough Bella can get away. Some small part of me that is always cynical scoffed at that. I start to drag myself over and a ham sized paw slams into my temple, knocking me away. I go into tunnel vision for a few seconds, and then everything clears up. I'm still disoriented and my ears are ringing. Just perfect, now I've got tinnitus (1) too. I hear the snarl of a wild animal, but I can't really focus my eyes enough to figure out where it's coming from. Right about that time, as my eyes rolled back into my head and I slump against the tree, I thought Bears don't snarl?!
(1)- Tinnitus is basically a ringing in the ears that never really goes away. My mom actually has it, and she sometimes has to ask us to repeat things. Anyway, it was a bad joke, which is just Jeff's way of dealing with the fact that he is more than likely going to die.