Wayward pines

Chapter II

"Mr. Burke?... Mr. Burke?" I woke up. I felt dizzy and my headache was still there, but I was feeling better. I opened my eyes and found myself looking at a concrete ceiling. The lights in the ceiling were emitting a bright, white light. I realized that a woman was standing at the foot of my bed. The woman looked in her 50's and she was wearing a white scrub. "I can get you something stronger for the pain." She told me as she was leaning over me. "I'm fine," I told her, meaning only half of it. "Anything I can do to make you more comfortable, just name it."

- "Thank you"

- "Dr. Carol will be in to see you shortly. You mind if I check your blood pressure?"

- "Please."

- "I know you had a concussion and a few cracked ribs. Could've been much worse. It was a nasty car accident."

I looked at her. It was a nasty car accident. Once more the world faded to black.

- "Does your wife know that one of the missing agents you're looking for is Kate Hewson?"

- "Why open up old wounds? Anyway, it's classified"

- "Seems kind of strange that Hassler would choose you for this one."

- "What happened between Kate and I, it's over. Okay?.. But she was my partner. And that means something.

- "You expect me to believe that if you..."

Ethan's partner, Agent Stallings, had not been paying attention to the road and they hit an oncoming truck.

I looked back at the woman. "A-plus for you," she chuckled. "I'm nurse Pam, by the way. And you are?" I looked back at her. "I'm Ethan Burke." She smiled at me. "Correct! It's good to see that your memory is coming back. You were delirious when you came in. Couldn't remember who you were." I looked away. "And what about Agent Stallings?"

- "Who?"

- "Stallings. The other guy that was in the car with me."

- "I'm afraid he didn't make it."

- "No..."

- "Was he a close friend of yours?"

I sighed.

- "I need to call my wife."

- "I believe the sheriff's department got in touch with your emergency contacts after the accident"

I sighed yet again.

- "Where's my phone and the rest of my things?"

- "We don't have anything of yours. But I can certainly put on my Nancy Drew detective hat and check into that for you. I bet the sheriff's office has everything.

There was a pause where she smiled at me, though I didn't find the smile fitting.

- "See this little black button? I'm just one click away."

She smirked at me and chuckled as she went out through the door, leaving me to my own thoughts