Back-Tracker by Bob Blink

Author:Bob Blink [Blink, Bob]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-01-01T23:00:00+00:00

Karin and Janna arrived at eight-thirty when visiting hours opened, but it was another hour before Dr. Tracey suddenly appeared. As before, he quickly scanned the readings on the instruments.

“Looking good,” he informed them. “Your tests were better than I could have hoped. Only a little swelling remains. I wish we knew what triggered it in the first place.”

Dr. Tracey took ten minutes to explain what the scans had shown and compared them to the earlier results. Jake understood about half of what the doctor showed them.

“Do you think I can get out today?” Jake asked hopefully. He might be home to take the call from Carlson if he could get released this afternoon.

“I doubt that,” Tracey replied without missing a beat. “We don’t want to be premature. I think another twenty-four hours of observation would be prudent.”

Jake cursed silently to himself. Still, he needed to be in good health for what was coming, so it might be best to be certain he had fully recovered before running off to aid Carlson. While Jake knew what had triggered the problem, he didn’t know what the repercussions were going to be, and while he could sense his earlier self better with each passing hour, he could still sense that it wouldn’t have been wise to attempt a back-track. He suspected it would trigger some manner of relapse, even if not a complete collapse as the last transition had done. Even when he felt back to normal, he was going to have to limit any attempts to single jumps at most, and then hopefully short ones.

“I’m going to reduce your medication,” Dr. Tracey added. “That might make your head clearer. The medication has a tendency to cloud one’s thinking.”

After the doctor left, Jake and Karin had a chance to talk. Janna clearly recognized him and was awake and alert this morning. Her young eyes were interested in what the new surroundings offered. After a while, Jake climbed out of bed, and using the walker, even though he was certain he didn’t need it, the three of them wandered down to the community area for a chance to sit at a table and talk normally. While they were there, Jake slipped Karin the note, telling her to read it and that she’d have to be home around three this afternoon to take a call from Susan Carlson.

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