Please Be Mine by Megs Pritchard

Author:Megs Pritchard [Pritchard, Megs]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Waking up in the hospital, Tank blinked his eyes several times, trying to focus. He glanced around the room and found Niles at the side of this bed watching him intently. He smiled and leaned forward, his fingers gently touching his forehead.

Tank winced, the pain radiating from the area and Nile snatched his hand away, grimacing.

"Hey, you're awake. How are you feeling?"

Tank swallowed, his mouth and throat dry, and coughed to clear it. "Good," he croaked out.

Niles leaned over, a plastic cup with a bendy straw held in his hand. "Here, drink this. You'll feel better when once you get rid of that dry mouth."

Tank greedily sipped cold water, not even bothered by the plastic aftertaste. God, it felt good. His throat was so dry and his tongue was stuck to the roof of his mouth, so the water tasted like it had been sent from heaven.

When he'd finished drinking, Tank pulled away and nodded to Niles, thanking him. "When do you think I can leave?" He was desperate to get out of the hospital go back home.

"You had an infection in your thigh that we've been treating with antibiotics. Your temperature spiked, but it has remained within the normal range for the past twelve hours. We missed a small piece of wood when we initially cleaned your wound. I'd prefer to keep you in for another twenty-four hours at least and then send you home. Don't want to risk another spiking in your temp."

"The branch?" Niles nodded. "I knew there was a risk when I felt it going in, but getting those kids to safety was more important."

"I knew something had happened. I felt a spike in your levels."

Tank smiled. "Sorry, I don't how to switch it off."

Niles shook his head. "No, I'm glad I did. And I was able to be here for you."

Tank nodded as he gingerly felt around the wound in his leg, wincing when he touched a tender spot. "Shit, it still hurts."

"It will for a few more days. You were lucky, Targon. It could have been so much worse."

"Really?" It could have been much worse than what it felt like right now? Because right now it felt like his leg was on fire.

"Yes, if it hit the bone itself, caused an infection in the bone, then the recovery phase would be much longer and more intense."

"Shit, I didn't know."

"And now onto more positive things. The teacher and children have all been discharged and are in good health."

"That's good. I vaguely remember Hunter saying something. Dodge?"

"With Troy."

Tank yawned and relaxed back against the pillow. "Sorry, I'm still tired."

"You’re tired from all the drugs in your body helping you to recover. You should get some more sleep."

"I think I've—”

Tank was interrupted by the door to his room opening and his parents walking in. They glanced at Niles, looking him up and down, then dismissed him.

Niles raised an eyebrow at Tank, who shook his head.

"Mom, Dad. What you are doing here?" He quickly looked over at Niles then back at his parents.

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