Rocking back and forth, simply a reflex, while viewing the
babies in the hospital nursery. Standing
here, she finds peace. Bliss is watching
the newborns as they struggle to hold onto life those first few days. They reach and grasp at it, while it tries to
slip away. Fighting, they solidify their
“here and now”.
Fever
Turning to walk back to her own room, she runs into
Jack. He knows where to find her. It took a while, but with enough visits to
the hospital, he knows where to find her.
She has a bandage on her head this time. The fever makes her
black out. Fainting in the wrong place
can get dangerous. Luckily she was at
home, she had tried to make it to the bedroom. She pushes her IV tree as she
shuffles along the corridor. Back to her
own wing.
“Does the nurse know you are out here? ”, Jack questions her.
“No, but I doubt he has noticed I left. It’s been a busy day today.” Autumn sighs and shuffles to the
elevator. She is going up to the tenth
floor.
The TENTH floor. The floor
they put you on when they haven’t a clue what in the world is wrong. The floor for those that might be a little
crazy, but it doesn’t really show outward until you get close. The floor for the weird. She can’t leave until Jack signs for
her.
Autumn has visions.
That’s all. Just visions. She has told Jack over and over, it’s not
anything she should be going to the hospital for. He still calls the ambulance. When he first began to make the calls, he was
asked all of the normal questions, now, they notate who is calling and dispatch
the driver. The EMTs know to pack her
with ice to reduce the fever or to use the warming blankets if she has the
chills. They have seen her at both extremes.
Autumn speaks to the EMT workers as they load her into the
ambulance. Mostly, they think she is
crazy and simply ranting. Often, she
speaks in tongues or with a much different voice. It frightens them. At least she is becoming routine for them,
the urge to strap her down isn’t quite as strong.
Sedation and hydration, that’s all the hospital doctors will
allow them to do for or to her. For
that, Jack pays the ER doctors and the EMT’s a lot extra. No experimenting on his Autumn. For this Autumn is grateful. For this, she keeps her visions to herself as
much as possible.
Fe
This has been a difficult gift. The ability to look at someone and see
everything about them. Their innermost
secrets. Autumn knows she will write
down everything she saw while blacked out.
She keeps a diary of her “time out”.
Jack knows of the diary but is too fearful to read it. Someday.
Someday, but not today.
That's kind of an awesome fever. I don't want it, but it is kind of cool.
ReplyDeleteNicely done, kiddo. You know I love your mind. ♥
And you know I hate the captcha, right? grrrrrr
Ooh... I want that journal! That's where the real stories lie, where her fever takes her. There has to be a reason why she is allowed to see the deepest parts of someone. Maybe Jack is going to turn out to be a vengeful spirit, clearing the world of bad souls...
ReplyDeleteThis was fabulous, loved it!
I would love to know what she sees during her "time out"!
ReplyDeleteI too would be interested to read what goes on in her mind when she is in time. This was brilliant!
ReplyDeleteKathy
http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com
I would love to read that diary! Love the story
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