A/N I'm SO sorry I haven't updated in SUCH a long time! I know it wasn't in the next hour. It was a lot of hours, actually. I got a hint of writer's block, and, to be honest, I didn't update b/c I'm, well, lazy. And I've decided not to make Danny's chapters regular b/c he's not my fav character and he's not the easiest to write about. SO, here is the next chapter in Toni's POV.
Chapter 7
Constant beeping
It had been a long time since I'd felt safe, warm, comfortable. Three or four months, I didn't keep count. Winters were the worst. Everything was so frosty and cold, and that was the season practically all of the Wolverines passed away.
I thought I was gonna be one of them, but I woke up attached to wires and my left shoulder all patched up. There was a constant beeping every 2 seconds, and every time I breathed, I sounded hoarse and froggy.
A nurse with a badge with the name Olivia came in with fresh bandages. She looked like one of those nurses that tried too hard to smile and was cheery too often. She seemed surprised that I was awake. "Oh! You came to already! We didn't expect that for another few weeks!" she said.
I managed to croak, "How long was I out? Where am I/"
"You are in St. Margaret's Refugee Hospital. Oh, about a month."
"A month?"
"Yes, don't get too shocked dear. You were in a nasty situation. Shot in the shoulder, major shock, fractured rib, some hair singed off right to the scalp, yeah, we thought you weren't gonna make it! Luckily, our scouts saw you roll down the hill and land. They got you here just as you were about to leave us."
I was thankful they found me. But a fractured rib was new news to me. "H-(here I had to swallow) how did I fracture my rib?"
"Oh, you apparently fell off a high place and landed on something hard."
That was either right after I got shot and landed on Jed, or when I fell of his horse and landed in the bush. Yeah, that might have been it. And my hair? I raised a hand to touch my head, and I realized the rest had been cut short. One part felt all blistered and raw. Wow, I really wish I hadn't felt there.
"Could you help me and try to sit up darling? I have to change your bandages."
Sitting up after that shooting had made sitting up a labor other than something I could do every day. I couldn't prop myself up with my arm, but my rib had made that agonizing. But, somehow, I managed to get up halfway and Olivia helped me up the rest of the way.
She changed the bandages quickly. I didn't even remember her doing it. But the clean bandages felt so good compared to the hot, bloody ones. I lowered myself down onto the pillows.
Olivia asked me if there was anything she could do for me before she left. I asked her if she knew if I was ever going to get well. The nurse thought for a moment and nodded slowly. "Yyyeeesss..." she said, as if she wasn't sure herself. "In a few weeks your rib will be completely healed, and we'll get you to start walking. So you have a very large chance at making it. Winter's half done, so I think that by April you'll be walking. And your hair will have grown." She stood by the door. "Can I get you anything else?"
I shook my head. "I just want to sleep."
The nurse nodded. "Okay, pleasant dreams," And she turned off the lights and closed the door.
I closed my eyes, for some reason feeling angry at the nurse. She didn't know what I'd been through, what I'd seen, what I'd done. I never wanted to do what I'd done again. I couldn't get the images of war out of my head.
But Jed, Matt, Erica and Danny entered my thoughts. Their faces made me happy, especially Jed and Erica's. I hope they're all right.
I slowly drifted off to sleep. And the nurses' wish actually had an effect on me. I did have pleasant dreams. I dreamt about celebrating Christmas with our grandparents, Hanukkah with my parents, playing in the snow, and even the last time I saw Jed. I hope I never forget that special moment.
Sooooooooooooooo what did you think? I hope you guys liked it! And yes, since I notice every little detail in movies(not the best thing) I noticed that Mr. and Mrs. Mason are Christian. But I always pictured Erica and Toni Jewish, so that's why I put that there. Half Christian, half Jewish. I know, I'm random! But I'll try to update soon and not take an entire month! Keep reading and be nice!