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The Investigators, Inc. The Case of Carole Ann’s Return. Chapter 9. Dr. Jorgenson.
While on Mandar’s medical jet, Dr. Jorgenson checked Sky and myself. “I was told that this woman had a large gash in the side of her head,” he said to Bridgette, “this is not large, only a small cut.” “Um, yes, that is true,” said Bridgette, blushing somewhat, “it was me that said it was a large gash, and it looked like it was at the time. I am not sure what happened, but once Jennifer cleaned it up with water, that is all it was.”
“And who is Jennifer?” he asked. “That would be me,” said Jennifer from behind him. “Who gave you permission to be in here?” he asked. “She is one of Steve and Sky’s bodyguards,” said Bridgette, “she is allowed to be wherever they are. She seems to have a good knowledge of medical issues and helps us a lot in the field until regular medical help is available.”
“Oh, very good,” he said, “sorry if I sounded grumpy, I am just not used to people coming in on their own like that.” “That is alright,” said Jennifer, “I should have said something when I came in.” He then returned to talking with Bridgette and showing her how the gash in Sky’s head was larger, but had healed, something that puzzled him.
Bridgette looked over at Jennifer who just smiled back. Jennifer was looking at x-rays of my back and looked rather concerned. Dr. Jorgenson noticed this and went to talk with her, showing her the two vertebrae that were broken, but also a nerve that had been severed completely. “That nerve,” said Jennifer, “means that Steve will not be able to walk, and it also must be giving him terrible pain.”
“Yes, that is why I gave him something so he would sleep,” he replied, “but how did you know about that nerve?” “Oh, I have studied a bit about back issues since Steve has problems with his back,” she said, “this is where he was shot, twice, and it still gives him problems.” “I thought perhaps that was gunshot wounds,” he said, “nerves here are damaged, which gives him his pain.”
Just then Sky woke up groaning so the Dr. went to look at her. Bridgette watched Jennifer as she rubbed my back. The helicopters arrived to pick up Matt and the rest of the team and they are now back at home again. I am still in the clinic, the only one of our team. Even Sky was back home after only a day.
Here it is 4 days for me and I still cannot get out of bed without help. Dr. Jorgenson cannot understand why I am walking already, I should not be walking at all. That nerve, though somewhat damaged, is no longer severed and he does not understand why, he just shakes his head. Sky comes in with Jennifer to visit, and another visitor too, Agata, who was all smiles.
The girls had her out shopping for clothes and she spotted a beautiful blue dress and was completely captivated by it. She could not remember ever owning a dress and when she found out my favorite color was blue, she begged Jennifer for it. Now she wanted to show me, so Jennifer put her on the chair by the bed so I could see her.
“That is a beautiful dress for a beautiful girl,” I said. By this time Aasta had caught up and translated for her. Then she wanted to lie down beside me and said something, followed by “daddy”. “That is my fault,” said Aasta, “she misunderstood when I explained why I called my father “daddy” all the time and said that I loved him.
So now she thinks that is another word to use when you love someone. Oh, and she said, “I love you”. “Sounds kind of nice though,” said Sky smiling. I smiled at Agata and she cuddled up nice and close. After our visit I called Rock to find out what is happening with Carole Ann. “You just relax Steve,” he said, “we will take care of things.”
There are some things I wish people would not say to me, such as “relax”, and “do not worry.” Baldwin hired Dr. Jorgenson and he is fitting in nicely with everyone. Honey and Agata are actually gaining weight already and cannot believe all the food we have.
As for Carole Ann, she seems to have disappeared, which I find rather odd. She has probably gone to enlist the help of other family members, so we dare not let down our guard. Today, Jennifer, Dawn, Amber and Mac are here at the clinic as my bodyguards. Mandar’s Team 4 is guarding the clinic. It is calm and quiet. But I am not, and neither is Jennifer…
To Be Continued.
©2024 Steve McLeod.
The Investigators, Inc. The Case of Carole Ann’s Return. Chapter 8. Shining Ball.
After the dust settled, quite literally, Agata got up, angry as a wild bear because I had pushed her down so she scraped her arm. But Honey went to her right away and explained that I pushed her down because there was a large stone flying toward her, and if it hit her head it would likely kill her. So I had pushed her out of the way and the stone hit me instead, though not on my head since I was taller, but on my back.
It knocked me flat onto the ground where I lay motionless. The anger Agata had disappeared immediately and she began to cry because I was not moving. Then she looked and saw Sky lying on the ground too, her head bleeding. Neither of us moved. Poor Agata, she kept saying “No, no, no, I do not want him to die, I do not want him to die, please say he will not die, please!”
Galyna came over to help calm her down, as did Aasta who also called Snow and Tiia to come help. The log house was completely in flames now so there was no way to contact Mandar. Matt and his team had phones, but they did not work way out here. They would have to wait for help to arrive, or wait for night when they could use that satellite.
Rascal asked Jennifer to come with him and he stopped at a certain spot. Meowerr=How often shining ball in sky come? “Every 12 hours,” she told him. Meowerr=Last night it 11:35 when shining ball straight up from here, what time now? “It is 11:25,” said Jennifer, “so that means in 10 minutes it will be right overhead.”
She called Muffin to come. “Muffin, you have the best experience in sending messages,” she said, “in 5 minutes I want you to start sending a message to Storm. I will aim you in the right direction.”
Meanwhile, back home. There was a loud scream from Storm as he came running inside to library. Meowr!!=Message from Muffin, very bad! Men attack. House burn. Underfeet house boom boom. Code Red A1, A2. Others hurt. Help need now!! Mandar was on the phone with Richard, his helicopter pilot.
“He is already in the air with more help and will bring back Steve and Sky if they are still alive,” he said, “I will have my new hospital jet at the airport in that closest city to them, but we need a doctor, and it is too late to send Kerstina.” She was in the library at the time all this was happening. “I know an excellent surgeon in that city,” she said, “perhaps I can get him to help.”
“Well, what are you waiting for?” exclaimed Baldwin, “Get in touch, I will pay whatever he wants!” She called him right away and he would be at the airport when the jet arrived. “He is in negotiations with his hospital right now,” said Kerstina, “they want to lower his wage and give less vacation time. Perhaps we could try to get him to work here for us? He is an excellent surgeon and we do need another doctor.”
“Good idea, glad I thought of that!” said Baldwin, “I will talk to him when he gets here.” “And do offer him a decent wage, my good man,” said Mandar, “remember, you want to attract him, not scare him away.” Now, back to us. Meow,meow!=Message make it, help coming!
Jennifer went back to check on Sky and myself. Bridgette was trying to stop the bleeding on Sky’s head, but without success. She was very worried. Jennifer told her to check on me while she watched Sky. I was awake now, but not moving, and Bridgette told me to lie still and not try to move. That was something she did not need to tell me.
Penny came with some fresh water for Jennifer. Bridgette came back to see what Jennifer was doing. “I am just washing the blood from her hair,” said Jennifer, “so we can see things better. It does not look so bad now.” Bridgette looked at Sky, then at Jennifer. “That was a big gash on the side of her head,” said Bridgette, “now it is a barely noticeable, small cut that is no longer bleeding. What did you do?”
“Sometimes I think you underestimate yourself Bridgette,” said Jennifer smiling, “you are the nurse, not me, and you are doing a great job.” “But I did not…”, she began to say, but Jennifer was already over looking at me. “I hope you can help Steve too,” she said to herself as she watched Jennifer gently rubbing my back.
Bridgette had already cut the shirt off of me. Kera and Ginnifer were also wounded, but only more minor cuts to their arms and legs. However, there were some pieces of metal in their backs it was discovered, after blood showed up on their shirts. It seemed like hours, though it really was not, and we were on the jet heading home…
To Be Continued.
©2024 Steve McLeod.
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