Summoner School by Eric Vall

Author:Eric Vall [Vall, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-05-12T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“Grandma, what are you talking about?” I asked and tried to free my arms.

The old woman had an iron grip on my forearms, and I could feel my bones move against each other as she yanked me closer. Nurse Johnson had hurried off toward one of the carts where they kept the medicine, and one of the other women stood next to me and mimicked taking deep breaths. Grandma completely ignored both women and focused all of her attention on me.

“I have to stop him,” she repeated and then seemed to realize our audience, collected herself, and slapped a serene smile on her face.

“Deloris, how are you feeling?” Nurse Johnson asked and hid a syringe in her pocket.

“Just fine,” grandma said and released my arms. “Did you see that Andrew is here? He’s such a good young man. He’s going to make our family proud.”

“I’m going to try,” I said with a reassuring smile.

I could almost see the tension drain from the nurses, and grandma looked around with that vacantly happy grin, but I was pretty sure that was just an act for the nurses. My mind raced with more questions than when I’d first walked into the nursing home, but it was clear that the nurses weren’t going to give me any time alone with her after an outburst like that. I nodded to Nurse Johnson and led grandma back to her room for some rest.

“Andrew, dear,” grandma said as she climbed into bed. “I think that you should move into our old house. It’s not good for a young man to live in one of those small apartments. Especially not with school starting. You need somewhere safe to study and rest your head.”

“I’ll think about it,” I said as I tucked her in.

It was an argument that we’d had since I’d moved out on my own, but soon the gray-haired woman was in a deep sleep, and soft snores filled the room. I watched her for a few seconds and then snuck back out into the hallway where Nurse Johnson waited for me. There was a look on the woman’s face as she watched my grandma, and I was sure that this wasn’t the first outburst that the old woman had had in the last few days.

“Mr. Hall,” the frizzy-haired woman sighed as the door shut behind me. “We need to talk about your grandmother’s medications. I know that you don’t want to sedate her, but look at your arms. She’s becoming more violent with each crazed outburst. We can’t risk her injuring the other residents or our staff.”

“My grandma isn’t crazy,” I said. “She’s just passionate. I don’t want her sedated or to be one of those braindead zombies that just sits in a recliner and stares at a wall all day.”

“Take the night to think about it,” she said as we walked toward the front of the building. “We’re not going to make her into a zombie. One extra dose will only help with her more violent tendencies.

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