Counting Down
"Time will be the balance, the most lost, the more victory favors the evil"
–Ancient Book, 'The Trails'
Dr. Pearson walked into Sion's room to find him staring out the window completely motionless.
"Sion?" the doctor questioned him looking for a response.
Sion turned to meet his gaze with a smile on his face, "Yep, is it check out time?"
"Yes Sion, all tests have been completed, you're free to go now. Shall I call the nurse, and a wheelchair?"
"Well if you could get Caitlin up here to get all these tubes and wires off me that'd be great, but I don't need the wheelchair."
"Its company policy, you have to use the wheelchair Sion."
"Alright, then send them both up, whatever it takes to get out of here."
The doctor left the room, Sion looked up at the ceiling again.
"Well things are definitely going to be different."
A couple minutes later Caitlin showed up at the room with a wheelchair. She carefully removed the IV, and handed him his clothes. Sion went into the bathroom, and changed back into his day dress. He came out to find Caitlin holding the wheelchair open for him. He grabbed his bags and sat down in the wheelchair. Caitlin wheeled him out of the room.
"You know I'm fine, lets at least have some fun with this thing.", Sion looked back to Caitlin and smiled, she let go of the wheelchair. Sion grabbed the chair's wheels and started pushing as hard as he could.
He called back to Caitlin, "Lets race, first one to the elevator wins."
"You won't get away that easy Mr. Sick man.", Caitlin yelled out as she tried to catch up with him.
They eventually ended up at the elevator, Sion first, with Caitlin close behind.
"Heh that was fun", Sion was panting from all the exercise, it had been awhile since he had been out of bed after all.
"Yeah, for a cripple you sure can move", Caitlin was equally tired.
Sion looked around and noticed no one could see them. He got out of his wheelchair and walked over to Caitlin, immediately he put her in a headlock and messed up her hair playfully, "Don't you ever call me a cripple, little girl."
"Little girl huh? I'll have you know I'm 16.", Caitlin rebutted jokingly.
"But you act like your five", Sion added.
"That's it, now your gonna get it!", with that Caitlin jumped on Sion's back and started to mess up his hair. Sion tried to grab her with his hands, but was unable to. He grabbed the wheelchair and went into the elevator with Caitlin on his back, and the chair in his hands.
"So that's it huh? Well we better get ready then", Christy and Amy along with a couple of other friends were talking in the parking lot. Jeff was walking over to his car when he overheard Christy talking. He got worried about the outcome of the conversation and walked up to them.
"What exactly are you girls planning over here. I thought I already told you to leave him alone didn't I?", Jeff knew this wouldn't have any effect on them.
"Well Jeff, you've already done you part. So the rest of this isn't any of your business", Christy tried to push Jeff away.
"He's my best friend what am I supposed to do, let you all go through with this?"
"Then come along", Amy softly told Jeff as she pulled him away from Christy.
"Fine, its better then me not knowing what's going on. But you guys have gotta have a little restraint."
"Don't worry Jeff were not going to do anything rash", Christy tried to calm Jeff as she opened the trunk of her car. She started digging around and pulled out two black duffle bags.
"Ok everyone change into these outfits", Christy pulled out four completely black sets of clothing.
"Huh how did you…?", Jeff was completely confused.
"I figured that you'd come along sometime, so I came prepared. Sides this stuff was on sale", Christy cleared up Jeff's confusion and continued to pull out equipment.
"Alright everyone, sides Amy, gets these. There Motorola T5800's and go up to 5 miles, plus I got us all headsets for these things", Christy handed out the equipment to everyone. Jeff was still dumbfounded as to what Christy was doing.
"Oh and Amy here's yours its special, the ear piece is almost invisible, plus the mic is hidden. Put the radio under your dress, or in your pocket book, or something", Christy handed the radio to Amy. The other girls all ran off to change, Jeff just stood in the parking lot motionless until Christy came and dragged him off.
"Honey are you sure you want to go out. You just got back from the hospital", Sion's mother, Jill, was more concerned than ever for her son. Just a few days prior she had to go through the horror of her son's comma.
"Its alright mom, sides it's a date", Sion called back.
"Just promises you'll take it easy alright. I don't want to have to go back to that place."
"Alright mom."
Sion looked at himself in the mirror and thought to himself.
"Could Caitlin be the one?"
(You're the only one who can decide that.)
"Shit, what the heck, oh yeah", Sion jumped hearing the voice in his head.
"Sorry about that Lucia, this is going to take a lot of getting used to."
(Sion you're the only one who will be able to tell which girl is the one.)
"But how, I mean are there any signs, markings, anything?"
(No, only your heart. You'll know when you find the right one.)
"Well at least you'll be with me to help me right?"
(Yeah that's right Sion, just take it easy alright.)
"Man, I've never heard you this laid back Lucia."
(You never gave me a chance Sion), Lucia laughed a little.
"Well I guess I better call Caitlin", Sion walked over to the phone in his room. All he found was the stand for the cordless.
"Man where is it?"
Sion checked everywhere, his computer desk, bookcase, closet. Finally he pulled the blue confronter off his bed and found the phone tucked near the pillow.
"Heh forgot I left that there, dang cordless phones."
He quickly dialed Caitlin's number into the phone. It rang once before it was quickly picked up.
"Hello, Caitlin here."
"How you doing, having a bad hair day?", Sion spoke into the phone, a smile across his face.
"I'll get you back for that you know. So how's it going?", Caitlin's soft voice warmed Sion's heart.
"Well I'm really nervous. You see, I've got this date with a really, really hot girl. But I'm not sure if she likes me or not, and, well, I'm just nervous she won't have fun", Sion told Caitlin playfully.
"I'd be surprised if some really hot girl actually had fun with a sad guy like you", the sound of Sion falling down could be herd on Caitlin's phone, she started to laugh, "But I'm sure I will", Caitlin was fixated on Sion's complement.
"So am I going to pick you up, or meet you at the movie theater?"
"You expect me to walk there, no way. You better come pick me up", Caitlin told Sion, laughing a little.
"Alright I'll be there around 6:45 PM so be ready."
"Alright see you then."
Sion hung up the phone, and laid down on his bed.
"This is going well."
Amy had dialed Michael's number into her cell phone. The phone rang for a while before Michael answered.
"Hello?"
"Michael hey its Amy."
"Hey cuz what's up?"
Awkward Moments
"Sion what's wrong?"
Sion quickly looked down at her he put on a smile.
"Nothing just thinking, you ready?"
"Yeah lets go."
They walked up to the ticket counter.
"Amy what are you trying to prove?"
