have a fierce look on my face and she knows this is not a social call. I hear my father’s voice coming from his office. It sounds like he is yelling at someone else today.
As I start down the hall I see Jason walk out of the office followed by Heath. I cock my head sideways. My brain is not computing this. Jason sees me now and freezes.
“Not like this!” He starts to reach a hand out for me and walk forward.
“What are you doing here?” Heath yells at me as he pushes Jason aside. The accusation and anger and disappointment in my father’s voice shuts me right down. I had been trying to put some sort of sense to seeing Jason here. Now my vision goes black and all I hear is a roaring sound in my ears. I am standing just like a statue and I have fully checked out.
* * *
I feel nauseous, so I keep my eyes closed. I don’t move. I hear that annoying beep beep sound. Great. Back in a hospital. I must have moved or moaned or something because a voice calls out softly to me.
“Natalie…wake up my little boo.”
Boo. The nickname Jason uses sometimes, he likes to whisper it in my ear. Jason. In my dad’s house? What the hell? I do moan this time. I crack my eyes open and see Jason’s worried face.
“Wa…” is all I can croak out.
Jason knows. He holds a bendy straw to my lips and I sip in some cool water. That helps my stomach.
“What are you doing here? I mean there? What?”
“Oh, we…I’ll tell you about it when you get out of here and back home. I’ll tell you everything. I promise. Just rest and get better. Want more water?”
I can hear the worry and tension in his voice. Right now I know he cares. I have come to rely on him, so I decide I will push the confusion and what is not making sense from my head right now. Jason will make it all better later, just like he is promising.
“More water,” I whisper. I sip and close my eyes. I drift off to sleep again.
When I wake up again, my stomach is a little better. I can feel exhaustion in my body. Must be from tensing up so much. What was it that knocked me out? Oh yeah, total confusion.
As I move I hear a voice, “Baby, how are you?”
Dad. Blah. I want Jason. I open my eyes and croak for water again. He is as fast as Jason with the bendy straw and cool water. Now I realize I am hungry.
“How long have I been here?” My voice is still dry and raspy. I wonder why that happens when a person goes into black out.
“You’ve been out for two days. Docs figure it was your brain’s way of handing the shock.”
“What shock?”
Heath looks at me like I have two heads. He doesn’t answer.
I repeat, “What shock?”
“Don’t you remember?”
That’s all he says. Ok, he is not giving anything, any information, away. I try to kick my memory into gear. A flash of Jason’s face comes into my mind.
“Something to do with Jason! Is he ok?” I make to get up out of the bed. Dad pushes me back down.
“He’s fine. Lie down and rest. Yes, this has something to do with Jason.” His voice just got tight and full of disgust. I wonder if I have disappointed my father again.
“What? What’s going on. If he is fine, what is
As I start down the hall I see Jason walk out of the office followed by Heath. I cock my head sideways. My brain is not computing this. Jason sees me now and freezes.
“Not like this!” He starts to reach a hand out for me and walk forward.
“What are you doing here?” Heath yells at me as he pushes Jason aside. The accusation and anger and disappointment in my father’s voice shuts me right down. I had been trying to put some sort of sense to seeing Jason here. Now my vision goes black and all I hear is a roaring sound in my ears. I am standing just like a statue and I have fully checked out.
* * *
I feel nauseous, so I keep my eyes closed. I don’t move. I hear that annoying beep beep sound. Great. Back in a hospital. I must have moved or moaned or something because a voice calls out softly to me.
“Natalie…wake up my little boo.”
Boo. The nickname Jason uses sometimes, he likes to whisper it in my ear. Jason. In my dad’s house? What the hell? I do moan this time. I crack my eyes open and see Jason’s worried face.
“Wa…” is all I can croak out.
Jason knows. He holds a bendy straw to my lips and I sip in some cool water. That helps my stomach.
“What are you doing here? I mean there? What?”
“Oh, we…I’ll tell you about it when you get out of here and back home. I’ll tell you everything. I promise. Just rest and get better. Want more water?”
I can hear the worry and tension in his voice. Right now I know he cares. I have come to rely on him, so I decide I will push the confusion and what is not making sense from my head right now. Jason will make it all better later, just like he is promising.
“More water,” I whisper. I sip and close my eyes. I drift off to sleep again.
When I wake up again, my stomach is a little better. I can feel exhaustion in my body. Must be from tensing up so much. What was it that knocked me out? Oh yeah, total confusion.
As I move I hear a voice, “Baby, how are you?”
Dad. Blah. I want Jason. I open my eyes and croak for water again. He is as fast as Jason with the bendy straw and cool water. Now I realize I am hungry.
“How long have I been here?” My voice is still dry and raspy. I wonder why that happens when a person goes into black out.
“You’ve been out for two days. Docs figure it was your brain’s way of handing the shock.”
“What shock?”
Heath looks at me like I have two heads. He doesn’t answer.
I repeat, “What shock?”
“Don’t you remember?”
That’s all he says. Ok, he is not giving anything, any information, away. I try to kick my memory into gear. A flash of Jason’s face comes into my mind.
“Something to do with Jason! Is he ok?” I make to get up out of the bed. Dad pushes me back down.
“He’s fine. Lie down and rest. Yes, this has something to do with Jason.” His voice just got tight and full of disgust. I wonder if I have disappointed my father again.
“What? What’s going on. If he is fine, what is
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