With My Soul (4) (The Mile High Club) by Jade Powers

Author:Jade Powers [Powers, Jade]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: spy romance
Publisher: Jade Powers
Published: 2018-07-25T16:00:00+00:00

THE MEDICAL CAMPUS where Jana stayed was near St. Petersburg. Her mom drove while Gail watched the scenery. When they arrived, it was easy to feel overwhelmed and slightly embarrassed. A cheerful woman with a bright smile and engaging manner greeted them in the visitor center.

“We’re here to see Jana Gantry.”

“Of course. We’ve been expecting you.”

Her mother followed the guide, and Gail followed her mother. She’d never hear the end of it if Jana was perfectly content. But Jana couldn’t be, because Gail had heard her panicked voice on the phone.

The woman spoke as she led them down a long hall that smelled of antiseptic and looked like a hospital wing. She said, “Your daughter has come a long way in an amazingly short time. Just wait.”

Jana was in a room with two other girls her age. Her little sister had been shaved completely bald. The skin on her head bore the stitches of the surgeon.

One of the girls was an amputee. Gail couldn’t tell the reason behind the third girl’s presence. The minute Jana heard her mom’s voice, she cried out, “Mommy!” and leapt off the bed in the direction of her mother’s arms.

The key point in the leaping and movement was that Jana did seem to see something. She maneuvered around the host and straight into her mother’s arms. Jana said, “Mom, I found you. I can see you.”

Almost by way of apology, the woman said, “Her eyesight isn’t quite what you and I see, but we have high hopes that in another ten or twenty years, the technology will catch up. We’re trying a few adjustments, but she can see.”

Gail stood silently beside her mom when they walked into the room. Even if Jana could see, she’d never had the experience of looking at her sister before.

Gail said, “Jana, did you call me yesterday? Are you scared that someone will make you into a robot?”

Jana held her arms over for Gail and said, “You came for me. Let’s go home.”

“Honey, the doctors are helping you see. They want to keep you here a little while longer.” Her mother allowed Jana to transition over to Gail. Gail could see tension lines around her mother’s mouth and eyes. Her mom didn’t know what to do. Gail didn’t either, but she could see that Jana was in good health.

“Mo-om.” Jana pouted. She could turn on the full whine when she wanted, but it rarely worked. Gail had seen plenty of kids who had been spoiled because they were given anything just to shut them up in company. Her mother had practiced on Gail. By the time Jana came around, her mom was great at saying no and sticking to it.

Her mother didn’t hear Jana’s voice last night over the phone. She didn’t know how terrified she had sounded. With Jana in her arms, Gail said to the guide, “We’d like to take Jana on a walk around campus.”

“That’s not a good idea,” the woman said. She clicked her tongue and added, “If you take Jana then all of the kids will want to go.

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