The Complete Lethal Infection Trilogy by Tony Battista

Author:Tony Battista
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Dystopian
Published: 2020-04-10T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12: Relocation

“The surgery went well,” Dr. Vargas told Vickie as he walked out of the operating room. “This is what was causing him so much pain,” he said as he held out a metal pan containing a conical piece of metal about half the size of a dime. “It appears to be a chrome cap of some kind, probably a decorative cover for the end of the peg you said impaled him.”

“He’s going to be okay then?” Vickie asked anxiously.

“It will take weeks, but he should regain most of the use of his arm, though I think he will never be entirely free from pain. I’ll want to keep him for at least a week to be sure there is no infection, but he’ll be able to sit up by tomorrow and I foresee no problems with his recuperation.”

“Can I see him?”

“Not just yet. Carolyn and my aide are getting him settled into recovery right now and it will be perhaps an hour or so before he wakes. You can see him then.”

“Thank you, doctor. Thank you!” She threw her arms around him, sobbing with relief.

“I knew it all along,” Pete told her after Dr. Vargas left to see to his patient. “You’re the one who always calls him a tough guy.”

“I suppose you’ve just been pacing the room for the exercise then?”

“Well, it’s over now anyway. And that farm Ted showed me looks to be about ideal for us. I think Carolyn and I will head on back first thing in the morning and let the others know what’s going on here. They might start getting a little antsy if we’re away too long. Tell Jake we’ll have a party when he comes home.”

“Home. That has a nice ring to it. It sounds almost normal.”

“Yeah, well this is about as normal as it gets anymore. There’s some more coffee down the hall. Want me to bring you a cup?”

“No, thanks. You go ahead. But I can’t say I ever noticed you drinking more than one cup after I made it!”

“Hell, no one drinks more than one cup of yours.” Pete mumbled.

“What was that?”

“I said there might be sandwiches, too.”

Vickie chuckled as Pete made a hasty exit and she sat down and leafed through a two-year-old issue of People magazine, wondering how she could ever have thought the doings of these so-called celebrities actually mattered. Forty-five minutes later, Carolyn walked into the room and told Vickie that Jake was coming around and she could see him.

“He’s still a bit groggy from the anesthesia and pain medication, but he’s doing fine.”

They hugged and Vickie gave her a quick kiss on the cheek before heading in to see Jake.

“So, tough guy,” she said as she sat in a chair next to the bed, “how are you feeling?”

“All things considered, not too bad,” he smiled weakly at her as she took his hand.

“Dr. Vargas took a chunk of metal out of your shoulder. He said he expects you to make a full recovery.

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