Crickets on the Moon by Paul Dorin

Author:Paul Dorin [Dorin, Paul]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781412252935
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Published: 2004-06-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

Jonah opened his eyes for the first time since his collapse, and was dying of thirst. His mouth was parched, and his skin burned fiercely. He moaned. A blurred field of vision began to clear, and his unused eyes started to regain their function. A form came into view, standing next to his bed, not moving. The form was connected to him somewhere at the lower end of his left arm.

His mind started to make sense of his surroundings. He heard a voice.

“Welcome back, JoJo.” Gramm was sitting next to his bed, in a hospital room, holding his hand. Her beaming grin told him he was okay, was going to live.

Tubes and wires seemed to be attached to his body everywhere. They were connected to three different monitors displaying numbers and blips and moving lines of white. On his right, flowers, balloons and cards were piled on top of a table. A clock on the wall above the table said it was three thirty-five. Sunlight filtering into the room meant it was afternoon.

Jonah managed to smile back with parched lips. “Hi, Gramm. Where am I?”

“We’re in Denver. Welcome back. Looks like you got your miracle.”

She brought a glass of ice water to his lips. Jonah tilted his head forward and took a slow, painful sip. He laid his head back on the pillow with a long sigh.

“You were right, Gramm. And boy, it was a doozy,” he said as his mind regained its footing and the orb flashed across it. Words accompanied the image: No more than five may know. He had no way of knowing if this limit had been reached, so he added, “But I can’t tell you about it yet.”

She nodded and smiled understandingly. “That’s okay, JoJo. I’m just so thrilled you got it!”

Jonah tried to sit up. He felt weak, not the sick weak he was used to feeling for so long, but a different kind of lethargy, his muscles groaning under the weight of inactivity. He collapsed back down, suddenly lightheaded. Uh oh, he thought, I’m feeling dizzy again.

Gramm saw the concern on his face. “Don’t you worry, you’re just fine. The radiation treatment packs a wallop, makes you feel like you’ve been torched from inside. Plus, it’s normal to feel kind of strange when you try to get up for the first time in two weeks.”

“Two weeks!? Is that how long I’ve been out?” Jonah asked, as the dizziness passed and he managed to sit up this time.

“Yep. They found a donor and did the marrow transplant. Also used some kind of new drug Dr. Wiley brought in to help build up your blood count extra fast. It’s all working like a charm. The doctors say your blood is nearly back to normal already. It really is a miracle.”

Several questions popped into Jonah’s mind at once. “Is Doctor Wiley still here? Who’s the donor? Where are Mom and Dad?”

“Your Mom’s downstairs in the cafeteria. She’s been here with you nearly the entire time.

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