Fledgling by Natasha Brown

Author:Natasha Brown [Brown, Natasha]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Natasha S. Brown
Published: 2012-01-14T08:00:00+00:00

When his eyes opened she was already gone, the door swinging shut with a loud and final, thud.

Chapter 25.

Blurry shapes phased into view as Ana blinked her eyes. She moved her head around, trying to see where she was. Her limbs were heavy and sluggish and an unpleasant metallic taste filled her mouth. Consciousness returned to Ana like the sun creeping above the horizon, slow, but intense. As the anesthesia wore off her eyes cleared and she remembered where she was.

“Welcome back.”

A cheerful voice echoed in her ears and she tilted her head on the table, focusing hard on a bright face above her.

“Hi, I’m Jenny. You’ve been out for a while. Everything went well. They didn’t have any problems going in through the femoral artery. I was just checking the entry point on your leg now. How’s it feel?”

Cool air touched Ana’s legs and she realized she was uncovered as the nurse carefully lifted the edge of her gown to peek underneath.

“Ouuch, ewww, that hurts,” Ana winced.

“Well, it looks good. I’ll get you something for the pain.” Jenny patted her arm and added, “I think Sue just went to go bring in your-boyfriend? Brother?”

Ana cleared the bitter gravel from her throat and weakly answered, “Boyfriend.” That was a first. The first time she used the title. That’s what he was, right?

Suddenly apprehensive she touched her face with her deadened hand. How did she look? Ill probably. How would Chance react to her pale skin and gaunt eyes? She normally didn’t care how she looked, but worried that this could be the final straw. He may not have realized what it would really be like, to see her go through…all of this. Hospitals made even the strongest people quake in fear.

“You don’t…have a mirror I can use…do you?” Ana stammered noticing Nurse Jenny’s strong pension for cosmetics.

The nurse disappeared then scurried back with a circular black compact. “You’d better hurry up! He’s on his way in.”

Ana grabbed the mirror and opened it to asses the damages. She readjusted her gown and combed through her hair with her fingers, flattening the strays against the bed. She rubbed her puffy eyes and pinched her cheeks to brighten her color. Well, there wasn’t much she could do but hope her appearance wouldn’t rattle Chance. She tossed the compact back to the awaiting nurse and whispered, “Thanks.”

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