For having been asleep for so long, Elijah was tired. All he wanted was a moment alone with Valentina and Levi to get some answers, but all he had was doctors. In the past hours, he’d seen a doctor for his mind, his heart, and his eyes, not to mention the person responsible for removing his catheter, which in Eli’s opinion was an incompetent sadist.
The last doctor had left the door of his room open, and Eli could see outside. Someone that looked a little like Levi was out there, talking to a small woman in scrubs. Maybe a nurse? His eye sight had been blurry since he woke up, and now it seemed he would need glasses. It wasn’t the worst fate in the world, but until he got them, he was dizzy and disoriented.
The Levi shaped man walked into to the room. As he got closer, Eli decided he was Levi. No normal person had shoulders that broad, or arms that big. “Hey Eli! How are you feeling? Lin said you were asking for pain killers.”
“I’m okay. I’m really glad to see you, Levi. Sort of see you. Things are really blurry.” Eli said into his brother’s mind.
“Yeah, I heard about that too. It’s alright. You’ll look good in glasses.” Levi pulled up a chair next to his bed. “How are you holding up?”
“I guess I’m okay. Or I will be when I get my glasses. Is Valentina here?” Eli realized too late that he might have hurt Levi’s feelings. Quickly, he added, “They told me you were here every day… Thank you, Levi. I love you.”
“Aww, man…” Levi laughed, “I love you too. You’re my little brother, if you ever need me, I’m always here. And Valentina went home for a little bit. She wanted to take a shower before you saw her. She’s been sleeping here with you, afraid to take her eyes off of you. She really took care of you while you were out.”
“Took care of me?” Eli sat up a little bit. He still felt weak, and hadn’t been offered a meal yet.
“Yeah, when they finally let me see you, it was terrible. So I went back to your apartment and got you a t shirt and some sleep pants, and Lin pulled some strings, and let me dress you. That sounds so worse than it was in reality. So after a couple of days of doing work, your place, here, home, work your place, here, home, Valentina saw how exhausted I was. She offered to help me out with you. So Valentina would bathe and dress you during the day, so when I got off work we could just read to you and talk to you, and just… You know… Spend time with you.” Levi explained.
“She bathed me? Like… a sponge bath?” Eli turned a bright shade of red.
“What? Eli, you’ve had sex with her. New Year’s Eve you were all over her! How can you be embarrassed that she gave you a sponge bath?” Levi laughed at his brother’s embarrassment.
“I just… I don’t like having people take care of me. You know that better than anyone.” Eli said in a lame tone.
“Eli, she didn’t feel obligated to do it. She cares about you, and just wanted to make you as comfortable as you could. We all wanted that for you.” Levi gave him a smile.
“Yeah, I know. I just have a hard time accepting help… So… What did I miss? How long have I been out?” Eli rubbed his eyes, hoping to clear them, but it was in vain.
“It’s been awhile, Eli. Ten weeks. And we were extremely worried… The doctors weren’t optimistic. They wouldn’t let Valentina hear any prognosis. They barely told me anything. Lin kept sneaking us details until the doctors figured it out. So… You missed the winter formal. Don’t worry, Valentina’s not upset. Well, she was but not about that.” Levi filled him in on what he’d miss at the pub, and how his landlord sent flowers. He talked about Lin frequently.
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Looking For A Legend (Book 1)
Mystery / ThrillerA young telepath is unexpectedly left with leading his class when his teacher takes leave. One of Elijah's new students Valentina leads him down a path where mysteries only get more mysterious and nothing is as simple as it looks.
