Revenge

Chapter 12

Charlie's eyes flew open. Confused, he surveyed his surroundings. He heard a machine beeping and he was hooked up to some other machines and tubes and medical things. Charlie concluded that he was in the hospital, but he did not know why. A nurse walked into the room to check his vitals and stuff. Charlie opened his mouth to ask what happened to him, and to his surprise, no drool came out! "I'll go tell the doctor you're awake." "Wait!" Charlie called after the nurse, but it was too late. She had already left the room. "Guess I'll have to figure this out on my own..." Charlie told himself. He decided to see if he was still paralyzed. He wiggled his right leg and once again, to his pleasant surprise, his leg moved! Charlie tossed aside the blankets and stood up from the bed. He walked across the room with ease. Charlie was finally back to normal! He jumped in the air and pumped his fists. In the midst of his celebration, Charlie had failed to notice that the doctor had entered the room. Embarrassed, Charlie scurried back to the bed and buried his head in the blankies. His face turned crimson. "I see you're doing well..." The doctor began. Charlie slowly poked his head out from under the blankies. "Don't worry, I'm not going to make fun of you. Being able to walk after paralysis is cause for joy." Charlie was relieved. He lifted his head out from under the blankies so that the doctor could talk to him. "So, what happened to me? Why am I here?" The doctor wondered whether he should tell Charlie the truth about what happened to him. "You, uh...you hit a door really hard and cracked your skull into like 4 billion pieces, but we were able to fix it." Charlie nodded. "So why am I normal again?" Again, the doctor did not know what to say. "Um, well, we used some magic potion during the surgery to allow you to regain the use of your mind and body that you once had." "Okay. Cool! So...can I go home now?" Charlie asked, eager to get back home to his friends and his girlfriend. "Yes, I'll need you to sign some papers and stuff, then we'll do one final check, and you can get out of here." The doctor replied. "Sweet!" Charlie exclaimed. Charlie was so excited to get home, but he needed some rest. He decided to take a nap while he waited for the doctor, but not without calling Jackie first. "Oh, great! Someone found Charlie's phone! Who is this?" Jackie answered, thinking Charlie was still in a coma. "This is Charlie!" There was a pause. "What? No, this can't be Charlie, he's in a coma. Unless this is a different Charlie...?" "No, Jackie, it's me, your boyfriend! Charlie Montang!" There was a super loud and high-pitched scream on the other line that made Charlie jump like 50 feet in the air. "Geez, Jackie! I know you're excited, but daaaaang!" "Sorry, Charlie! I'm just so excited that you're alive! Can I come down to see you?" "Yeah, you can come right now, I'm just going to sign some papers and then I'm out of here." "Okay, great! I'll take Jimmy's truck down to pick you up, see you in a bit! Love you sooooo much!" Charlie smiled and hung up the phone. He laid his head down on the pillow and drifted off into a peaceful slumber.