Chapter 3

I woke up late in the morning. Someone had opened the curtains, and sunlight was shining on my face. I looked over at the clock. It showed it was 11:30 a.m. and then over at Donna’s bed, only to find that she wasn’t there! I started to panic when I couldn’t feel her or Amanda within my range, so I pressed the call button for the nurse. It took a few minutes, but eventually, a nurse came in. She looked older than Amanda. She looked to be about 40, walked into the room, she was about 5’9”, 129 lbs, but still looked very slender with brown hair done up in a tight bun on top of her head. She was wearing a standard nurse’s uniform. “Hi, Ray, how are you today? You were certainly tired, giving that you slept this long. My name is Nurse Anna. Now, what did you need me for?” she said cheerily.

“Well, I was just wondering where my roommate had gone to and why Nurse Amanda isn’t here today.” After a short pause, she answered, “Well, I probably shouldn’t tell you this, but Donna’s parents came to see her today. They work a lot and can’t come in often, and they took her out for a while. Amanda went with them as her nurse just in case something happened. They should be back in a little while. Oh, and your aunt called and said she and the girls couldn’t make it today, but they will come by after church to see you tomorrow.”

Well, that certainly cleared things up. Now I had to find something to do with myself until they came back. I decided to wait for lunch. I was starving. I told Anna what I was going to do, and she left to tend to other people. I decided to scan the other children on the ward. Of course, this was the paediatric ward, so all of the patients were between the ages of 1 and 18. From my scan, there were 30 people in my range, which had jumped up to about 1000ft from 500ft yesterday.

Of the 30 sick children, 15 of them I could help without being in contact. As for the others, I would find a way to get closer. A lot of them also had cancer of various types, and I would need the clearer vision to help them out. I started to project a healing field like I had been taught last night in my dreams. It was kind of weird. I can’t remember my dreams, but the information always comes to me when I need it. As I said, it’s weird but also very useful when I need it. I only have to think about the problem, and the answer just pops into my head. My thoughts were interrupted by the attendant bringing in my lunch today. I had chicken fountain. It was okay, for hospital food that is.

When I finished I again called for a nurse and Anna was the one that came again “ is there any chance I could have a shower I know I probably haven’t had one for over 2 weeks” I said in my sweetest pleading tone of voice,” I’ll have to check with the doctor on call but it should be ok” she said, smiling all the while; on impulse I scanned her as I now had full control over who’s thought I could hear at one time instead of everyone in range which would now include much of the hospital.

‘So this is the boy Amanda’s little sister is crazy about. I must admit he does look good for a thirteen-year-old. Big muscles to and from what Faye said, well-endowed as well, and it looks like he’s also very caring,’ she thought. Interesting. I thought I hadn’t yet had a chance to take a good look at myself. “Okay, I’ll wait for you to call the doctor, but regardless of what he says, I need a wash.”

She left the room to call the doctor, and I went back to concentrating on the healing field that I’d been projecting and trying to heal everyone I could from a distance: broken bones, burns, etc. I was actually in a deep meditative state when Anna came back in, so when she put her hand on my shoulder, I almost put her through the wall in reflex as I had been taught by my first dad and now sensei Aran, but was able to stop short of breaking her arm. She had screamed while this was happening, and a male nurse came in to see what was wrong.

“What’s all this screaming about, Anna? Are you alright?” the nurse, whose name was Jack, said. He was 6’3”, 180 lbs, jet black hair, and had a very well-toned body.

“It’s alright, Jack. I was meditating, and she frightened me, and I acted like my dad and sensei taught me. That’s all.” He looked at me and started to laugh. “Well, my boy, you’re just full of surprises, aren’t you? What do you practice?” he said, smiling. “Um, well, my dad taught me krotmagar, but now I go to a jufo school, and that art is a little bit of everything, “I told him. Anna had been quiet all through this. She finally said, “Well, that’s all well and good, but could you please let my arm go? It’s starting to hurt.” I looked down and realized I was squeezing her hand tight. I let it go and apologized to her.

“Well, the doctor said you could have a shower, but I have to be in there to assist you, “she said with a smile. “Well, I’ll leave you to nurse Anna’s tender mercies,” Jack said and left to check on his patients. I am sure he will see a change in most of them. I’d have to tell Amanda what I was doing when they got back. Anna came back with a wheelchair and some towels and what looked like surgical scrubs.

“Well, come on, let’s get you into the chair, and we will go to the main bathroom. The shower is bigger, and there is a shower chair as well.”