Serenity

Chapter 67: Salt in the Wound

Jo's POV

My heart feels heavy in my chest as it beats.

It's like there's something inside my heart, telling me to live. Even though I'm not dying.

"It's a god damn mess in here."

That's a good sign from the doctor, saying that my muscle mass is a mess. But why can I hear them... why the fuck can I hear them.

"It's like someone rearranged her muscle mass."
"That's not possible Owens."
"It may not be possible but that's what it looks like, take a look."

I'm cold... I'm so fucking cold. I hate this. I hate that I can't tell them to stop and just let it heal. But I can't, and I don't know why.

  It's a long process, one that makes me want to stab myself repeatedly with a scalpel. But finally it's over. I feel them wheeling me out of the OR and plant me in a room. All I hear is mumbling voices before I drift off to sleep.

  When I wake up I feel weak. Everywhere. I turn my neck slightly both ways and I see no one. I feel alone, maybe I am. I try to rub my eye when I realize I'm lifting up a big fucking boulder.

  "She's awake," I hear a voice say and I blink a bit more to see Morgan.

  "Wheres Hero?" I ask, my voice sound extremely raspy. Like I've been hit in the throat.

  "He's... he'll be here I just texted him," he tells me and even in my drowsy state I look at him.

  "That sounds like a load of bullshit to me," I say and he chuckles.

  "You've always been good at that," he tells me and I stare at him. "He's... seeing you like this messes him up. I think Felix ended up making him go to the gym to 'fight his demons?' I think that's how he phrased it." Morgan says and I hum a bit in response.

  I'm not in the mood to ask questions, and I think I fall asleep again because when I wake up again Hero is at my side. "Hi," I say sleepily with a lazy smile on my face.

  "Hi beautiful, how are you feeling?" He asks me softly and I lift up my arm.

  "I feel like there's a big fucking rock on my arm," I say with a giggle and I hear him chuckle softly.

  "Well that rock is gonna be on for the next six weeks," he tells me and I pout. "It wasn't supposed to be this much, but your muscle was a mess. It's like your arm grew around the tracker you dug out," he tells me and I nod.

  "It's because it did," I say softly and he looks at me confused. "I broke my arm when I was 11. Long story short, when I went into surgery to fix the bad break my dad had them put it in so if I acted up as an adult he could find me. I guess he only just remembered it." I say and Hero moves the hair out of my face.

  "Baby I'm sorry..." he says softly and I shrug a bit. I mean I wish I got it out better but I couldn't think of anything. My eyelids keep falling heavy and he chuckles softly. "Sleep baby, I'll be right here," he tells me softly and I let sleep over take me.

I scratch my arm as there's a little bump at the surface. I've been getting bug bites left and right so I'm not surprised I got another one. I mean fuck were in the forest.

It hurts though, more then normal and I can't explain it but something just feels... off. I scratch at it a little bit and it retreats into my arm. I wince at the slight pain and I decide I need to get someone to look at it.

Hero is in his office, Felix would be a tattle tale, so that leaves Morgan. I go hunt him out, I know he's somewhere in the house I just don't know where. I eventually do find him in his room, which is where I should've look there first.