Only On The Inside

I’m not going to say that a heart rate monitor is a fun noise to wake up to, but when your heart stops, that beeping starts to sound like music. “Uuuuuuh.” I drooled out looking around my empty room. I tried to stand up, but was strapped to the bed. “Where am I?”

“A hospital.” On the other side of the bed, was a nurse in scrubs checking a I.V bag. “Shame we weren’t busy today. A few more minutes and you would have been toast.”

I set my head back on a pillow. “Oh, like I wanted to wake up.”

“Rough day?” She cocked an eyebrow at me. Cute Brunette. Great eyebrows, and red lipstick. Hello nurse. Beyond that she seemed actually interested. It really must have been a slow day.

“Oh you know.” I stared up at the ceiling. “My brainwashed wife who’s pregnant with the child of my enemy just killed me.”

“TGIF am I right?” She finished up with the bag and patted me on the shoulder. “Just try not to get any more shocks, and you should be alright.”

I scratched at my collar. “I feel like removing this would be really helpful for that.”

“Oh I’m sure, but no can do. Orders from on high.”

I sighed. “Why bother saving me at all?”

“It’d be cruel to just let a person die.” She tilted her head, and smooched her red lips together. “Don’tcha’find?”

“Whatever.” I looked over at her. “Thanks Nurse…”

“Candy.”

“No way.”

“Gale.”

“Gale.” Commit it to memory. “Gale, Gale, Gale, Thank you Nurse Gale.”

“No problem.” She smiled at me. “If you need any help getting to the bathroom or anything, just give me a ring a ding.”

“Wait.” I sat up with some effort. My limbs were strapped to my bed, so maybe it was a lot of effort. “When can I get out of here?”

“Next week.”

“What?”

She snapped her rubber gloves off, and scored a no netter in the trash can. “Mhm. Your owner’s in reeducation, you know… because of you, and all.” She puckered her lips some more. “So you’re with us until she gets out." She knocked her head back towards the door. “Guards outside.”

I tugged on the straps keeping me in place. “I don’t think I’m going anywhere.”

“Right you are.”

“Ugh.” I would have covered my eyes if I could. “I guess we’ll be getting to know one another, Nurse Candy.”