Chapter 962 - What did they do to me? (1/2)
JoAnna observed number of doctors taking turns in examining Sarah's arm.
After they finished with poking, prodding, nudging and using various devices, small army of doctors left, leaving only JoAnna and Sarah in the examination room.
JoAnna was looking at the computer terminal which showed results of the examinations and observations as doctors were entering them into the system from their offices. JoAnna wants to make sure that she has all the data necessary to understand Sarah's condition before she wheels her out to the VIP room.
”Anna…”, Sarah called. ”While I was gone… what did they do to me?”
JoAnna turned slowly to Sarah before responding. ”They performed a surgery and removed the bullet from your arm. Based on the amount of drugs in your system when you arrived, it seems that they kept you sedated.”
Sarah nodded. ”I don't remember anything other than voices who spoke about my injury as something that can't be fixed. Permanent nerve damage…”
Sarah looked at her left arm and she was not sure if she can't move anything below elbow because of that damage or because of sedation her arm is under.
”I need my hand to work and fight. Were they telling the truth? It can't be fixed?”
JoAnna tilted her head slightly while thinking how to respond to this. ”It's one thing what they say. And another one what I can do. No matter what happened to your arm, I will not give up until I fix you up.”
Sarah took few deep breaths while preparing herself to ask next question.
”They also mentioned… a procedure without complications related to something that is seven weeks along...” Sarah's voice trailed away when she saw JoAnna lowering her head to avoid her gaze. ”Anna?”
JoAnna's gaze landed on Sarah's stomach. She wanted to tell her, but she could not find words. How do you tell your sister that they induced an abortion without her consent… or knowledge?
Sarah understood what JoAnna was not saying with words. She placed her right hand over her belly and closed her eyes while trying to ignore all the emotions that swelled inside her. ”Who knows?”
”Only Sophia and I.”, JoAnna responded.
”Let's keep it that way.”, Sarah whispered and leaned back on the bed. ”Don't tell Aiden.”
Fragments of the talk she overheard in that vehicle flew through Sarah's mind. That a handsome boy will serve as an example.
”What is Aiden's condition?”, Sarah asked JoAnna.
”Two bullets in the back. No vital organs are damaged, and both bullets are removed.”
”When will he wake up?”, Sarah saw that JoAnna is avoiding her gaze again. ”Anna, I need to know. Now.”
JoAnna took a deep breath and looked Sarah in the eyes. ”We found in his system traces of an unknow mix of drugs. But I can tell that it causes body to fall into a state similar to a coma. In normal circumstances, knowing what was injected will help us produce a drug that counters the effects. But when we found you it was too long since he was injected and… there is not enough for us to make a neutralizer.”
Sarah felt numbness consume her. Her body, her brain, her emotions… everything was numb. ”He can wake up on his own. Right?”
”That… we don't know. Medically speaking, he is stable, his life is not endangered, and he is in a coma.”
”Take me to see him.”
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JoAnna pushed bed with Sarah into Aiden's VIP room.
Elanor and Oscar were in there, seated at the table on the side. They were looking at some documents and Oscar had a laptop in front of him. Two of them stopped talking when they saw Sarah.
Sarah's gaze fell on the man lying on the bed. She heard the heartrate monitor beeping and saw an IV drip connected to his left arm.