I'm back! I had a great vacation AND I'm done with finals. I'm so excited! Ok, enough with me, here is chapter 11; I hope you enjoy it.
Chapter 11:
Without a warning, I felt like I was Alice in Alice in Wonderland. I was spiraling down the rabbit's hole (not literally of course). I was going from complete darkness an in to light. I heard my name being called out of nowhere. It sounded like Maura's voice.
Finally, I reached the bottom. Pain was suddenly in my side. It was excruciating. I groaned and opened my eyes. I heard beeping and looked over to a heart monitor. Then, I looked down and saw tubes and wires attached to me. It took me a moment to remember what had happened and why I was here.
I looked around the darkened room and saw four figures strewn out around it. I tried to sit up more than I already was, but I couldn't. Movement came from the left side of the room. I made direct eye contact with the person covered in blankets. It was Maura. She jumped up and walked over to me as fast as she could. "Wha- what are you doing here?" I managed to get out my dry throat. She then handed me a glass of water that she had been pouring.
"Shh, Jane, don't try to work yourself too hard." She rubbed my shoulder. "I'm going to wake up your mother and get the nurses, ok? I'll be right back." I watched her walk over to Ma and wake her. Ma sat up so fast that she and Maura's heads nearly collided.
"Janie, sweety, how are you feeling?" I watched Maura leave my room as Ma continued to bombard me. "I'm so glad you're ok. You had me worried sick." Ma caressed my face.
By now the two other lumps that were residing in my room had gotten up, Tommy and Frankie. Tommy sat up in his make-shift bed and rubbed his eyes as Frankie slowly made his way over to me.
While Ma and Frankie stood over me, Maura came back in with a nurse and doctor right behind her. The nurse checked my IV while the doctor introduced himself, Dr. Martin, and checked on me. First, he shined a light into my eyes; and according to Maura he was checking to see if my pupils were dilated (or something like that). Next, he poked around my abdomen for any pain. Maura said that he was checking my healing process, and seeing how my surgery went. When he poked my abdomen where I had been shot, I grunted and leaned slightly in pain.
After that, he asked for permission if he could pull back the covers to my bed; I allowed him. He then began feeling and moving my right leg. I had no idea what he was doing, but it was fine. Then, he started feeling around and moving my left leg. I could barely feel it. I started to freak out; I had no idea what was going on. I tried to wriggle away from the doctor, but the nurse and Maura held me down. Tears started streaming down my face. "What's going on? Let go of me! Maura, tell me what's wrong with me!" I nearly screamed in panic.
Predictably, Maura responded to me in a calm and collected tone. "Jane, you have to calm down. When you were – shot, you fell into a coma. You've been in it for almost a week. Stay calm we can get through this."
"Stay calm!? How am I supposed to stay calm when I can barely feel my left leg!? Maura, tell me what's going on!" I was uncontrollable and I knew it. The panic and adrenaline were surging through my body in an incalculable speed.
"Jane," Maura looked at me seriously. She took a long pause before she finally answered me. It almost looked as if she were about to cry. "When the- when the bullet went through you, it clipped your spine. But, it is fixable. Like I said it just clipped it."
"What- what does that mean, Maura?" I cried.
"The bullet barely hit it. The paralysis can be temporary." The nurse had let go of me by now, but Maura still held on to my shoulders so she could look me straight into my eyes. "If you get surgery the doctors can fix it, but you'll have to go to rehab to learn to walk again." Maura quieted me before I could say anything. "Jane, it's ok. It is completely fixable, but you are going to have work hard physically and mentally. We'll work through it. You'll be ok. I promise." Maura whispered the last part so only I heard it. Maura and I looked at each other speechlessly. Maura let go of my shoulders and took a step back. She didn't take her eyes off of me.
The nurse and doctor had already dismissed themselves. I couldn't help but to cry. The tears spilled out of my eyes like Niagara spills over the cliff. My tears weren't letting up or stopping any time soon. I didn't know how to handle the situation. I don't know if anyone did.
What do you guys think? Are you liking the story or did something happen that you don't particularly like? Would you like to change something or suggest that I do something in future chapters? Please let me know in the comments. I read every single one, so if you want to constructively criticize me or just leave a comment on how much you are liking the story go ahead. Thank you again for supporting my writing. I really do appreciate it. One more thing, I'm not a doctor and have little to no knowledge of medical stuff, so if I'm wrong in any way please forgive me. Until next time….