those who have kept up w/ this so far..thank you sooo much! i appreciate it lotses. love!-nik
A blurred image of an infirmary room met Michael's eyes.
His first thought was to lift his head to look around…
Pain seemed to sear through his skull at the slight movement.
Deciding that was NOT the best idea, he opted for another.
Find out whether the person he had seen was really Sara…
"Sara?"
No answer. Unable to turn his head in any direction, he lay facing the cabinet, which, he noted, no longer held the flower he had once made for her.
A small step from behind startled him briefly. He couldn't see who it was…it could be Bellick coming to rough him up for all he knew.
"Who's in here? Tell me."
The person that appeared in front of him was not Sara. It was Katie, the nurse.
"Hello, Mr. Scofield."
Michael sighed, but the gentleman in him tried to put up it's best appearances.
"Call me Michael.."
"Alright, Michael. You got a pretty rough beating yesterday. Any particular reason why? Did you provoke them?"
She reminded him of Sara, sitting in this room, questioning him.
He didn't want to talk to her. Not because of her…but because his mind was focused solely on Sara.
"I didn't provoke them. They were in a bad mood and decided to take it out on the returning fugitive."
Katie frowned at his sarcasm, but nodded in understanding.
"As much as I know it hurts, you need to try and move your head a bit. The longer it sits to the right, the harder it will be to move it later. Don't want a stiff neck do we?"
Michael knew the nurse meant well. And he knew she was right. But his head was pounding with pain. And he wasn't sure he had the energy.
"I'll give it a try later. Is…is Dr. Tancredi here?"
The smile that was Katie's response told him two things:
She had been waiting for him to ask that.
And Sara was in fact somewhere in the building.
"She'll be coming in to check on you in an hour. She's very busy with some appointments, and sent me to check on you routinely.
Michael…she didn't want you to do this…turn yourself back in.
You have 5 years to serve…"
So, Sara had confided the details of their relationship to Katie.
He hoped this outgoing and sometimes loud woman could keep a secret…
"I had to come back….if I want to have a normal future."
"With Sara?"
Katie rose an eyebrow.
"Yes…with Sara…"
He figured since she already knew what had happened between them in Mexico, he might as well just come right out with it. No need to keep secrets from people anymore.
She smiled at him and rearranged his pillow before leaving the room.
Leaving him in silence…to wait for Sara.
One hour…damn clock…damn laws of time…damn it all.