Hope in darkness

Recovery and the priesthood???

Dan seems more comfortable now after all the wounds have been dressed and we are in the hospital room except his entire left leg is charred. Their dad comes rushing in.

"What happened?" he asks panicking.

"There was a fire  at the school and he was in the bathroom and was about to wash his hands and got burned," Savanna says realizing how weird it must sound coming from her.

"How do you know this?" he spun towards her.

"I went back in the school to find Sam because he was not in class, and as I found him his brother came stampering out of the restroom as well.

"I see, where are the doctors I would think this would be on their priority list you know," he says angrily.

"I am glad you two are both okay," he says and suddenly another kid is rushed by them with third degree burns clearly on  his face.

"Dad we have to go give that kid a blessing he looked like a freshman too young?" Sam begs and they start on a track towards him and Savvy follows behind.

As they walk  in the room they see the kids parents running in from the visitors entrance with panic and remorse in there eyes. 

"Sir and madam do you mind if we give your son a blessing?" Sam asks the parents who are in tears and they both nod. The woman has bright red hair and lays her head on her husbands chest and  he gently comforts her.

"Do you have oil dad?" Sam asks and Savanna looks at them  puzzeled.

"What do you need oil for we are not cooking at the moment?" she asks them and then suddenly Missy is rushing in behind the two of them.

"They need it to make the prayer for the healing the anoint him like Christ once did in the Bible, how is he and your brother?" she asks directly asks Sam who is panicking and still has not received an answer from his father.

"Yes, I do son and he has a burn on his leg but his heart is still beating and I would not be surprised if it has to be amputated," he says pulling out a small flask and dumping some oil on his finger.

"Missy do you know this kid?" Sam asks her and she nods.

"He is my neighbor we have always been like brother and sister even though he was a little younger. Sam you have to be the one to give the blessing," she says beggingly and then giving the mom a huge embrace. They both place their hands on his head.

"Dear heavenly father we seal this oil for the anoint and healing of the sick by the power of the melchizedek priesthood which we hold, in  the name of Jesus Christ amen," he says closing his eyes as does everyone else so Savvy follows along. The second prayer is too sacred and specific to be written but everyone  could feel what Savvy learned was the Holy Ghost.

"Thank you both so much," the mom says hugging them as the doctors rush in and they go back to where Dan is staying.

"Well Doc, is he going to be okay or not?" his dad asks.

"Well his burns are vital and we may need to replace the skin on his neck with fish scales and we will be amuputating his left leg with your permission, we called your insurance company and they said they have just enough to cover it in full but he wil be here for a few weeks and will be physical therapy for his hand," a man with brown hair mustache and caramel skin describes.

"Better than his life," He says and Dan raises his head slowly off his pillow.

"What's the verdict am I out for the count," he asks and everyone hurtles towards him at once in an embrace. 

"No just your leg and neck skin," Sam says with tears welling up in his eyes.

"As long as I have my looks," Dan says with a smirk.

"When will the procedures begin," his father asks the Doc and Savvy comes on the bed with Sam and Dan.

"An hour we will begin on his leg, the skin is what will take the longest though," he says and then stampers off to another patient.

"Well it is getting towards dinner time we should go get some food from the cafeteria and bring you back something alright Dan," his father states as Sam's Stomach begins to grumble.

"Sounds good to me. If they have the meatloaf they had when mom was here please get me some," Dan says and Savvy remembers them leaving early several days in a row when their mom was going through chemotherapy. They all walk to the cafeteria in silence until the smell of meatloaf and gravy fill the halls.

"They do have the meatloaf. It is my favorite meal as well," she says with a smirk and grabs tray for her and Dan. The lady in a black hair net slops the food on and they quickly go up to Dan's room.