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absentmindedly. Amy looked up relieved as the nurse
brought him back to the room.
Adam grinned when he saw Amy as she walked
over to his bedside. She leaned over and gave him a kiss
on the cheek tossing the magazine on the nightstand. “I
called your parents and they’re on their way. How are you
doing?” She softly caressed his arm.
“I’m fine babe.” Adam said
sleepily. “You’re the best.”
Amy pulled up a chair and watched Adam as he
slept. She noticed the movement of his chest rise and
fall as he breathed. She studied the contrast of his
dark thick eyelashes and his curly black hair as it rested against
the whiteness of the pillow. She drank in the image of
his square jaw line which was now hidden by the bandage on his
chin. Amy leaned over and kissed the scar on his right
cheek as she touched the other one on his forehead. His
lips turned slightly in a smile as he continued to sleep.
Amy had dozed off herself until she heard Mr.
and Mrs. LaPointe as they entered the room. She rose out
of the chair and greeted them both with a hug.
“How is he doing?” Mrs. LaPointe
stood alongside his bed with a worrisome look upon her
face. “I was going to bring him some pajamas but I
figured it was more important to get here right away.”
Amy explained to his parents all the details
Dr. Perry had given them so far. He woke up from his
deep sleep just as Dr. Perry entered the room.
“Evening,” Dr. Perry displayed the x-rays on
the illuminated screen. “The ligament is
torn. We will graph a piece of healthy tendon from
either your knee or hamstring to hold your knee joint
together. I’ve scheduled you surgery for tomorrow
morning.“
“How long will it be for me to get back to
normal?” Adam pulled himself up slowly in bed.
“Full recovery can take up to six
months.” Dr. Perry answered as he shook Adam’s
hand. “You get a good night’s rest and I will see you in
the morning.”
Amy sat there in silence as Dr. Perry’s words
hung in the air after he left the room. She glanced over
at Adam who looked as if someone slapped him across the face.
“Son of a bitch!” Adam picked up
the magazine and slammed it on the tray in
frustration. “What the hell am I supposed to do for six
months?” He turned his face away from her to hide his
emotions.
Amy’s heart melted that instance with
compassion as she gathered Adam into her arms and rocked him
gently. Neither said a word to each other but at that
moment an unspoken bond had been made between the two of them.
Amy continued to sit with Adam and his
parents as they waited for him to get a room. She rose
from the bed as a nurse came in to check on him.
“Angie!” Amy exclaimed glad to see
a familiar face.
“Hi Amy. How is he
doing?” Angie asked as she checked his intravenous drip
and added his medication.
“He has surgery tomorrow then we’ll know
more.” Amy turned toward Adam’s parents and made
introductions. “This is my brother’s girlfriend
Angie. These are Adam’s parents.”
“Do you know what time his surgery
is?” Mrs. LaPointe asked.
“It is scheduled for tomorrow at
9:00am.” Angie said as she lowered his bed then looked
at his chart. “I also have a room ready for him on the
third floor. Room 328.”
Angie unlocked the wheels on the bed and
pushed the intravenous cart with it and Adam out of the
ER. Mr. and Mrs. LaPointe grabbed their coats and
followed Amy down the hallway. Angie stopped at the
elevator and pushed the up button. The doors opened and
they all entered the elevator.
Amy watched as Adam was set up in his new
room which was to be his home for the next week. She
called the cafeteria and ordered his dinner. She also
arranged for his television and phone service to be turned
on. His parents and her visited awhile and watched the
evening news with
absentmindedly. Amy looked up relieved as the nurse
brought him back to the room.
Adam grinned when he saw Amy as she walked
over to his bedside. She leaned over and gave him a kiss
on the cheek tossing the magazine on the nightstand. “I
called your parents and they’re on their way. How are you
doing?” She softly caressed his arm.
“I’m fine babe.” Adam said
sleepily. “You’re the best.”
Amy pulled up a chair and watched Adam as he
slept. She noticed the movement of his chest rise and
fall as he breathed. She studied the contrast of his
dark thick eyelashes and his curly black hair as it rested against
the whiteness of the pillow. She drank in the image of
his square jaw line which was now hidden by the bandage on his
chin. Amy leaned over and kissed the scar on his right
cheek as she touched the other one on his forehead. His
lips turned slightly in a smile as he continued to sleep.
Amy had dozed off herself until she heard Mr.
and Mrs. LaPointe as they entered the room. She rose out
of the chair and greeted them both with a hug.
“How is he doing?” Mrs. LaPointe
stood alongside his bed with a worrisome look upon her
face. “I was going to bring him some pajamas but I
figured it was more important to get here right away.”
Amy explained to his parents all the details
Dr. Perry had given them so far. He woke up from his
deep sleep just as Dr. Perry entered the room.
“Evening,” Dr. Perry displayed the x-rays on
the illuminated screen. “The ligament is
torn. We will graph a piece of healthy tendon from
either your knee or hamstring to hold your knee joint
together. I’ve scheduled you surgery for tomorrow
morning.“
“How long will it be for me to get back to
normal?” Adam pulled himself up slowly in bed.
“Full recovery can take up to six
months.” Dr. Perry answered as he shook Adam’s
hand. “You get a good night’s rest and I will see you in
the morning.”
Amy sat there in silence as Dr. Perry’s words
hung in the air after he left the room. She glanced over
at Adam who looked as if someone slapped him across the face.
“Son of a bitch!” Adam picked up
the magazine and slammed it on the tray in
frustration. “What the hell am I supposed to do for six
months?” He turned his face away from her to hide his
emotions.
Amy’s heart melted that instance with
compassion as she gathered Adam into her arms and rocked him
gently. Neither said a word to each other but at that
moment an unspoken bond had been made between the two of them.
Amy continued to sit with Adam and his
parents as they waited for him to get a room. She rose
from the bed as a nurse came in to check on him.
“Angie!” Amy exclaimed glad to see
a familiar face.
“Hi Amy. How is he
doing?” Angie asked as she checked his intravenous drip
and added his medication.
“He has surgery tomorrow then we’ll know
more.” Amy turned toward Adam’s parents and made
introductions. “This is my brother’s girlfriend
Angie. These are Adam’s parents.”
“Do you know what time his surgery
is?” Mrs. LaPointe asked.
“It is scheduled for tomorrow at
9:00am.” Angie said as she lowered his bed then looked
at his chart. “I also have a room ready for him on the
third floor. Room 328.”
Angie unlocked the wheels on the bed and
pushed the intravenous cart with it and Adam out of the
ER. Mr. and Mrs. LaPointe grabbed their coats and
followed Amy down the hallway. Angie stopped at the
elevator and pushed the up button. The doors opened and
they all entered the elevator.
Amy watched as Adam was set up in his new
room which was to be his home for the next week. She
called the cafeteria and ordered his dinner. She also
arranged for his television and phone service to be turned
on. His parents and her visited awhile and watched the
evening news with
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