Sanity: The Saw Chronicles [C]

Chapter 38 | Infectious

Ryan needed to run some tests on Kuza to check his vitals. I waited as patiently as I could, just playing around on my phone. He does have the ability to track everything electronically but instead writes it all down. It's probably easier to hide then, if he needs to. They have access to our phones, tablets, laptops, etc. It's not like they can hack into paper.

"Reese, could you head down to the living quarters and give Angelo an escort down here? I don't want him walking through the hold by himself. Plus, his key card won't work anymore." He said.

"Why can't Devin do it?" She asked with crossed arms. Reese wasn't stupid. She knew was he was trying to get rid of her.

"His key card doesn't work either, and he can't leave Mike." Ryan rested his pen down on the tray beside him. He sighed as he looked over his shoulder to her, "Please?"

She agreed, though she didn't want to. I'm sure I've had my moments where I've been a pain in the ass to Ricky like that. It just seems like Reese does it constantly. Sometimes I think she loves information more than she loves him. If anyone knows the truths behind what goes on, it's Ryan. He's quiet but that doesn't mean he has nothing to say. He hears everything. I know he does.

"Something in your chest doesn't sound right." Ryan muttered as he pulled his stethoscope down from his ears. He turned towards his notebook on the tray beside him and wrote away. "We'll do an x-ray tomorrow." He clicked his pen closed and threw it back down. "How much longer were you supposed to be in the hold?"

His eyes dimmed just to hear mention of it, "Four more weeks."

"Alright. You've got a deadly infection with supernatural origins and you're not allowed to leave this lab until I'm certain it's healed." Ryan spoke without a single emotion in his voice. You would've sworn he was just ordering lunch with the way he talked.

Kuza widely started at him, "Excuse me?!"

"My dear," I walked over to him, wrapping my arms around his neck, "In all this time I would've thought you're used to Ryan's... ways."

"Oh, yeah. That reminds me. This infection spreads through an exchange of bodily fluids. So, you'll have to remain here under observation for awhile. Until I know if you've caught it from him or not." He added.

"I guess you'll have to suggest a few more books to me then. I'll have nothing better to do." I replied, "Although, I think the next one you'll have to tell me who the killer is because I get so impatient when I read mystery novels."

"Unfortunately, you've caught up to me on Raymond Chandler's books. The one I'm on right now is good so far, but I haven't finished it. I couldn't tell you who the killer was even if I wanted to." Ryan glanced over at me with eyes like a snake's and a tone to match.

"Can we get back to the me having a deadly infection part?" Kuza asked.

"Ignore the 'deadly' part. Technically, it's not deadly if I know how to heal it. It's just going to be a slow treatment." Ryan began to walk back over to his desk to file some papers. Since he is still having a little trouble getting around, I grabbed his notes for him and brought them to him.

"How long are we talking?" He said.

Slyly, Ryan glanced back at him with a smirk, "I'd say about four weeks."

"Oh," Realization finally hit him, "I see. Okay. I'll be fine as long as I have Devin."

"Make me gag." He mumbled as he started to focus on his papers once again.

I rolled my eyes and returned to Kuza's side. We weren't infected by anything. In fact, Kuza was back to full health. Ryan wasn't going to send him back in that dirty room to rot away in a straight jacket. He might not seem like he has a heart but I swear it's there. The times he's chosen to use it have always been very selective. Regardless, I'm just happy he does help every once and awhile.