3rd Person
“Shhh, you’re gonna wakes him!” Paisley, whispered, scolding her brothers when they started to get a little too rowdy at Ethan’s bedside.
“When is he gonna gets up, anyway?” Parker frowned. “He’s been sleeping forevers!”
“Mommy says we haves to give him time.” Riley reminded him, peeking up over the edge of the bed. “He looks really sleepy.”
“Well a course he does.” Ryder responded wryly, everyone looks sleepy when they’re sleeping.”
“You know what I mean.” Riley countered archly. “
Like he needs rest.”
“Are you pups being good?” Linda’s voice sounded at the doorway. She’d been checking in at the nurses station when the pups disappeared from her side. Of course, it didn’t take her long to find them at all. They’d been trying to sneak into Ethan’s room all night, not understanding the hospital’s rules about visiting hours.
“Yes Auntie Linda.” They chimed in unison.
“Are you sure about that?” Ethan’s groggy voice surprised them all, and five sets of feet left the ground as they positively leapt into the air.
“Daddy!” Ryder, Riley, Parker and Paisley were instantly at his side, clambering around him in excitement.
“Hello pups.” He grinned, still not awake enough to open his eyes. “I’m sorry if I scared you.'”
“We weren’t scared Daddy!” Parker insisted. Riley nudged him with her elbow, and he flushed. “At least not very scared.”
“You were so brave” Paisley praised. “We couldn’ really see the fights, but we could hear you!”
“You were really mads.” Ryder adds, his eyes going wide at the memory.
“Are you all okay?” Ethan asked, reaching for them blindly. The pups went to him promptly, snugling up against the bed and eyeing the narrow mattress as if trying to figure out if there was room for them too.
Where’s your Mommy?”
“We’re fine. Mommy too – but she’s in another room” Parker explained.
gets in bed with him?”
a good idea.” Their aunt cautioned.
Ethan repeated dazedly. “I had
won’t tell me any more details about what happened since l’m not family. And Jane’s in a
She added, sensing Ethan’s
– they wanted to do
his brow furrowing with
put us in the
here as soon as they release her.” Linda promised. “You’re just
care for this idea. “ls
explained. “He’s been in the dungeons for weeks being interrogated. He’s very
do it again
voice prompted Ethan to peek one eye open. A doctor in a white coat was leaning against the door frame, looking in on the scene
coming back to himself a little bit more with every moment that
could have a
doctor requested, looking to
“Come on kids, let’s go see if we can
wanna stay with Daddy!” The
want… waffles?” Linda dangled the idea, knowing the children must be starving. They’d
and
confirmed knowingly, “with butter and syrup, or ooh,
ones.” Ethan laughed. “I won’t be offended
sure?” Paisley inquired, reaching out to
tiny hand and brought it to his
truth was that he’d been trying to piece together the events at the palace ever since waking. He felt very foggy, and his body was still heavily under the influence of
me,” He prompted the doctor. “The
his entire world was slipping away. “You came in with a very acute spinal cord injury. You were bitten near your lumbar and while the laceration itself didn’t sever the cord, it did result in significant swelling and bleeding, enough to cut off
what does that mean exactly?” Ethan
a total loss of function from the waist down. There’s a possibility that one day the condition can be reversed with physical therapy and additional surgeries,
I’m paralyzed?” Ethan clarified, the words feeling very strange and foreign on his
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
The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!