Presbyterian Hospital. 08/02/2012. 07:55.
When Nathaniel finally came to he was feeling slightly better. Not opening is eyes he decided to check out his body thoroughly. His muscles were incomparably stiff and painful. The good news was that everything else was okay, he seemed to not have any long lasting effect of the accident. Well, beside 4 years of coma and atrophied muscles, he thought bitterly.
Keeping his eyes closed he started to focus on what was happening around him. He could hear someone in the room close to him and two people talking just outside of his room. A man and a woman it seemed even if he could not hear what exactly they were talking about.
Finally opening his eyes he realised that his eyelids were not as heavy and painful as they were before. He began opening and closing them to ease the pain a little, noticing that he was seeing clearer each time.
"Nathaniel?" Said the women beside his bed.
Looking at her, she seemed to be around 40 years old with short brown hair and a caring halo around her which made it easy to trust her. Seeing that he was looking at her she approached the bed and took place on the seat near him.
"How are you?"
"Iiii… hurt… everywhere…" He said in a rough voice but louder than it was before.
"I know, your muscle are in an advanced state of atrophy, I'm sorry but we can't give you pain medication, that could do more harm than good." She answered in a soft and compassionate voice.
Taking a clipboard from the nightstand and turning her head in the direction of the door, she nodded once at someone outside. The door of his room closing, she turned back to him.
"I'm sorry but I need to ask you some questions. I know you are hurting and you are tired so we will do it like this. For yes, close your eyelids once, and for no close them two times. Can you do that?"
Nathaniel closed his eyelids once.
*****
Arriving out of breath in front of their son's room they were stopped from entering by a young intern.
"I'm sorry madams but I can't let you enter, Nathaniel just woke up and we need to ask him some questions. This is for his own good" Said the intern in a peaceful voice, her arms raised in a sign of appeasement.
Seeing that Karine was going to say something harsh, Mary gripped her arm gently and spoke.
"When are we going to be able to see him?"
"I honestly don't know. That depends on his evaluation and the doctors verdict on it. That could take hours or days."
"That's unacceptable!" Cried Karine.
"Has our son really woken up?" Asked Mary. She still couldn't absorb the fact that he had really come back.
"Yes, I was there. He talked too." She said, a tinge of red appearing on her cheeks which didn't go unnoticed by the two women who exchanged looks.
"What did he say?" Asked Mary, her curiosity picked.
"Euh… Well, he said I… I was pretty." Said the blushing intern.
Mary looked stupefied at the red faced intern, then at her wife who was shocked, her mouth wide open in an silent "o". Locking eyes with each other they suddenly burst out laughing. They laughed so hard that they doubled over with laughter offering a much needed release of stress.
At that moment, a nurse exited the room of their son and then became serious instantly. Surprised by the laughter of the women upon arriving in the hallway she turned to the intern for information but the girl kept blushing, refusing to meet anyone's eyes.
"You are the parents of Nathaniel?"
"Yes!" Karine answered instantly.
"Good, he is okay but sadly I can't allow you to come inside, the doctor left firm instructions."
Seeing that the two women in front of her wanted to argue she immediately raised her hand stopping them.
"But, Nathaniel wanted to see you and I believe that it's time for both of us to take a coffee break. If we are not here nobody can stop you from entering. Do we understand each other?" Nancy said with a crafty smile.
Seeing the parents of Nathaniel nodding she put a hand on the shoulder of the intern beside her and added.
"Please keep in mind, he just woke up and he's very tired. Don't ask him to talk or move. His memories seem good but if you notice something that he doesn't remember please warn us immediately." She finally said before leaving.
Presbyterian Hospital. 08/02/2012. 07:55.
When Nathaniel finally came to he was feeling slightly better. Not opening is eyes he decided to check out his body thoroughly. His muscles were incomparably stiff and painful. The good news was that everything else was okay, he seemed to not have any long lasting effect of the accident. Well, beside 4 years of coma and atrophied muscles, he thought bitterly.
Keeping his eyes closed he started to focus on what was happening around him. He could hear someone in the room close to him and two people talking just outside of his room. A man and a woman it seemed even if he could not hear what exactly they were talking about.
Finally opening his eyes he realised that his eyelids were not as heavy and painful as they were before. He began opening and closing them to ease the pain a little, noticing that he was seeing clearer each time.
"Nathaniel?" Said the women beside his bed.
Looking at her, she seemed to be around 40 years old with short brown hair and a caring halo around her which made it easy to trust her. Seeing that he was looking at her she approached the bed and took place on the seat near him.
"How are you?"
"Iiii… hurt… everywhere…" He said in a rough voice but louder than it was before.
"I know, your muscle are in an advanced state of atrophy, I'm sorry but we can't give you pain medication, that could do more harm than good." She answered in a soft and compassionate voice.
Taking a clipboard from the nightstand and turning her head in the direction of the door, she nodded once at someone outside. The door of his room closing, she turned back to him.
"I'm sorry but I need to ask you some questions. I know you are hurting and you are tired so we will do it like this. For yes, close your eyelids once, and for no close them two times. Can you do that?"
Nathaniel closed his eyelids once.
*****
Arriving out of breath in front of their son's room they were stopped from entering by a young intern.
"I'm sorry madams but I can't let you enter, Nathaniel just woke up and we need to ask him some questions. This is for his own good" Said the intern in a peaceful voice, her arms raised in a sign of appeasement.
Seeing that Karine was going to say something harsh, Mary gripped her arm gently and spoke.
"When are we going to be able to see him?"
"I honestly don't know. That depends on his evaluation and the doctors verdict on it. That could take hours or days."
"That's unacceptable!" Cried Karine.
"Has our son really woken up?" Asked Mary. She still couldn't absorb the fact that he had really come back.
"Yes, I was there. He talked too." She said, a tinge of red appearing on her cheeks which didn't go unnoticed by the two women who exchanged looks.
"What did he say?" Asked Mary, her curiosity picked.
"Euh… Well, he said I… I was pretty." Said the blushing intern.
Mary looked stupefied at the red faced intern, then at her wife who was shocked, her mouth wide open in an silent "o". Locking eyes with each other they suddenly burst out laughing. They laughed so hard that they doubled over with laughter offering a much needed release of stress.
At that moment, a nurse exited the room of their son and then became serious instantly. Surprised by the laughter of the women upon arriving in the hallway she turned to the intern for information but the girl kept blushing, refusing to meet anyone's eyes.
"You are the parents of Nathaniel?"
"Yes!" Karine answered instantly.
"Good, he is okay but sadly I can't allow you to come inside, the doctor left firm instructions."
Seeing that the two women in front of her wanted to argue she immediately raised her hand stopping them.
"But, Nathaniel wanted to see you and I believe that it's time for both of us to take a coffee break. If we are not here nobody can stop you from entering. Do we understand each other?" Nancy said with a crafty smile.
Seeing the parents of Nathaniel nodding she put a hand on the shoulder of the intern beside her and added.
"Please keep in mind, he just woke up and he's very tired. Don't ask him to talk or move. His memories seem good but if you notice something that he doesn't remember please warn us immediately." She finally said before leaving.
