Jack Was Here

Chapter 5 : The Doctor

Elsa

I sat there waiting, when Anna knocked in the door, " Elsa, can I come in? "

I held my breath, " Yes, " did I just say that? I was still shocked at my words when Anna slowly opened my door and poked her head in.

She shyly came in and sat in a chair across from me. I kept repeating conceal, don't feel, the words my mother and father would always tell me.

" So... do you want to talk about it? " she asked.

Yes! I yelled in my head, " No, " I actually said.

" Okay, then what have have you been doing? " she tried a new question.

" Well... sometimes I read, other times I sketch or write... " I tried to think of something else to say, but I didn't do anything else, then I remembered something. " Oh! I had a snowball fight with someone! " I said excitedly.

I smiled at Anna, but I realized she wasn't returning it, instead she looked worried, " Elsa, it hasn't snowed yet this winter... " she told me, " It never snows until next month. "

I gasped and realized what I had said, how could I be so careless! " I meant in my dream... I dreamt I had a snowball fight, " I tried to cover up what I said, I crossed my fingers hoping she bought it.

" Oh, okay I- " Anna was interrupted by my door slamming open, we both jumped and I hoped no one noticed the frost forming around me.

" I heard someone was sick! " exclaimed a man at the door.

Anna and I exchanged looks and then I raised my hand.

" Well, a sick person should not be crowded by all these people, " he spoke to Anna and the maids and house keepers that had just entered. He stared at them until they left.

Anna looked worried, " I'll be fine Anna, you can come back after, " I smiled while I reassured her.

She didn't look convinced, but left anyways. The doctor shut the door behind her and looked in his bag. And I realized how creepy he was, he was wearing all black and had black slicked back hair. He was very tall and skinny, had sharp jawbones, and his eyes almost looked yellow.

He took out a thermometer and walked over to me and stuck it in my mouth. He pulled up a chair and sat in front of me, " So, tell me, what is your name? "

" Elsa, " I replied, while trying to hold the thermometer in my mouth.

" Now, what seems to be the problem, the girl on the phone said you needed a doctor, but she didn't now why, " he asked and then motioned me to give him the thermometer, so I did just that.

" Well, I think there's something wrong with my brain, I've been hallucinating all day, but everything feels so real, " I explained to him.

" Hmmm, you don't have a fever, in fact your temperature is way below normal, but you seem to be fine. "

I bit my lip, " I- I, " I tried to think of an explanation, but nothing came.

He seemed to ignore me and instead asked, " What kind of hallucinations have you been having? "

" Well, I imagined that frost formed all over my window, that I had a snowball fight with someone, but I never found out who, and that my notebook was asking for help, " I answered.

" That's unusual, I've never heard of such strange, random hallucinations, " he said, looking a little confused, then it looked like a light bulb switched on in his head, " Can I see the notebook? " he asked.

I went to go grab it and saw that the message was still there, " There it is, I can still see it, " I said, handing him the book.

He looked closely at the book, " I don't see anything... Elsa I'm afraid this could be serious. "

I gulped, " How serious? " I asked him.

" It's too early to tell, but I think I need to take a closer look when I have more equipment... The earliest I can come back is two days... Will you be okay until then? " he asked me.

" I think so, " I replied, totally unsure.

" Okay great, I'll see you in a couple of days, " he stood up to leave, " Oh, and by the way my name is Doctor Black, " he said as he left the room.