The Initiative: In Harm's Way (Book One) by Fottler Bruce

Author:Fottler, Bruce [Fottler, Bruce]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2015-05-10T16:00:00+00:00

Tuesday, May 23, 1995

Fargo, North Dakota

“Hey, how you doing?” Hank asked Sam as he sat in a chair at the edge of his bed. Sam had been asleep since they arrived in the early morning hours.

“A little groggy. What happened to me?”

“Not sure. They think you were hit with an electrical charge of some sort. Probably a new type of taser gun. I told you we didn't want to meet those bastards. Everything looks cool, though.” Hank paused as he waved in a pair of men. “Sam, this is Dr. Kyle Huston. He's someone that's been called in to help out. You also know Walt Thompson.”

“Sam, it's nice to meet you,” Kyle greeted with a welcoming smile. “I hear you two went through a lot last night.”

“Am I going to be okay?” Sam immediately asked.

“You're going to be fine, Sam, but I'm not the attending physician. I'm a psychiatrist. The hospital trauma team checked you out and you're in the clear.”

“Sam, good to see you,” Walt said with a smile. “I'm really glad you made it.”

“Good to see you, too.”

“Dr. Huston is going to sit and have a little talk with you,” Walt explained. “You know, to make sure you're really okay.”

“Nothing to be embarrassed about, kid,” Hank added with a big grin. “You and I went through some pretty tense shit. I'm used to it, but you're the rookie.”

“Okay,” Sam said uncertainly.

“Sam, I agree, you went through a lot,” Kyle started as he sat in another chair near the bed. “I'm hired by Blanchard with full security clearance to talk about anything related to what happened. I'm not here to interrogate you or anything like that. It's just to give you the freedom to share whatever you want without concern over security issues. There are no barriers with me other than the ones you want to put up.”

“I'm going to find some coffee and get to my debriefing,” Hank announced as he rose. “Sam, I probably won't see you for a while, but I wanted to say that you were outstanding out there. You surprised the hell out of me. That idea of hiding the data tape was fucking brilliant. If you had kept it on you, that taser hit probably would've fucked up the data. Very well done. I'll be catching up with you someday.”

“Thanks for everything, Hank.”

“Not a problem. Give that girl of yours a big sloppy kiss from me for keeping you focused.” Hank softly closed the door behind him.

Kyle turned to Sam. “I don't expect this to be a full-blown counseling session, so I'll just give you a heads up on some things we need to watch for. We can schedule a visit at my office in Lowell once you get back. We have to be on the watch for signs of PTSD. From what I understand, you went through a full-blown plane crash, went on the run, and had a brief gun battle before you were hit. That's on the same level of stress that front-line soldiers go through.

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