Post by Amy81 on May 16, 2007 12:22:07 GMT -6
Janey was having a bad time sleeping. Her head snapped from side to side. Above her a dark shape hovered near, and she could feel pressure beginning to form on her chest. It had hold of her now, and she felt entangled, trapped, and the scream when it came was from deep in her lungs, and she jerked up, her head colliding with something as whatever it was moved away....
Her eyes snapped open, breath coming in short gasps as she tried to sit up again. To her horror there was someone, something nearby, crouched over and moving in a strange, uneven way. She grabbed for something, anything, her hands finding a food tray. It's contents rattled to the floor as she held it up.
"Stay back" she snapped. "I'm armed!"
"What?" came an incredulous reply. "My fracking head..."
Janey's face fell, the remnants of her nightmare suddenly gone. She reached over and keyed the light switch. As her eyes adjusted she realized just who the mysterious shape was.
"Hush!" she exclaimed. "You okay?"
"I was when I came in here" he replied, trying to stand still and holding two hands on his forehead.
"Y'aught to know better than to sneak up on a sleeping girl" she admonished him. "C'mere. Let me see."
Hush stood where he was. "You call that sleeping?" he said after a moment. "Lords I think there's a bump." Then he looked at Janey. "Where's your bump?"
Janey smiled. "No personal questions!"
Hush sat down heavily on the side of the bed, and Janey reached out with both arms to hug him tightly. "Fracking good to see you!" she said. He just nodded in reply. "I'm actually allowed visitors again?" she asked.
"Better than that" Hush said, still fingering what he thought was a bump on his forehead.
"I can frack again?" Janey asked with a big smile.
Laughter burst out of Hush. He looked over at her. "The docs were right. You ARE ready to be released..."
Her eyes snapped open, breath coming in short gasps as she tried to sit up again. To her horror there was someone, something nearby, crouched over and moving in a strange, uneven way. She grabbed for something, anything, her hands finding a food tray. It's contents rattled to the floor as she held it up.
"Stay back" she snapped. "I'm armed!"
"What?" came an incredulous reply. "My fracking head..."
Janey's face fell, the remnants of her nightmare suddenly gone. She reached over and keyed the light switch. As her eyes adjusted she realized just who the mysterious shape was.
"Hush!" she exclaimed. "You okay?"
"I was when I came in here" he replied, trying to stand still and holding two hands on his forehead.
"Y'aught to know better than to sneak up on a sleeping girl" she admonished him. "C'mere. Let me see."
Hush stood where he was. "You call that sleeping?" he said after a moment. "Lords I think there's a bump." Then he looked at Janey. "Where's your bump?"
Janey smiled. "No personal questions!"
Hush sat down heavily on the side of the bed, and Janey reached out with both arms to hug him tightly. "Fracking good to see you!" she said. He just nodded in reply. "I'm actually allowed visitors again?" she asked.
"Better than that" Hush said, still fingering what he thought was a bump on his forehead.
"I can frack again?" Janey asked with a big smile.
Laughter burst out of Hush. He looked over at her. "The docs were right. You ARE ready to be released..."