painful.
“Hi Cissy, long time no see.”
"How can you be so casual, we heard about the crash and thought you were all dead until I heard that you and your older friends had survived. I am so glad to see you."
"I'm sorry Cissy. It is just that I'm happy to be alive. I want to tell you all about it, but right now I need to go to the hospital and see the Bigelows and the guy that was suppose rescue us, but we had to save him," Danielle said.
"Great Danielle, I'll see you when you get back. It is so great to see you."
It was good to see Cissy, and she would get together with her.
She headed for the bus stop. Her mind turned again to the recent past. Not only the excitement, the terror, the hard work of getting back, but the chance if she took it to go to Arizona as an exchange student. The Bigelows had offered their home and their high recommendation for acceptance in the program. This summer was the St. Lawrence Island project, but maybe next summer before her senior year she might go to Arizona. That was what was going through her mind as she rode the bus from her dorm at UAF to the hospital to see Jake Jamison and the Bigelows. The bus doors opened at the hospital stop, and she 'egressed.' Egressed sounded more technical, and she liked that. She walked around the big circular drive to the entrance and through to the elevator. She headed to the room where Jake was first.
Jake was in bed hooked up to an IV. A nurse was taking vitals as she walked in.
“Hi Danielle, how are you feeling?” Asked Jake.
“Better, how are you feeling?”
“Couldn’t be better.”
"He has been given a sedative before his surgery in a few minutes, so he may tell you anything," Said the nurse with a smile.
"Gosh, wish I had something I would like to know, but Jake is just a good friend that has gone through a lot with me recently."
“Oh, your part of the group that crashed on the mountain.”
"Yes, mam."
“Looks as though you came through that well.”
“Just a few aches and pains, but nothing serious. Quite fortunate,” Danielle said.
“She’s the one that saved us all,” Said Jake. He was beginning to slur his words a bit.
A couple of surgical nurses came through the door. They pulled up the sides of the bed, unlocked the brakes and started rolling Jake out.
“Wish you well Jake,” Said Danielle.
“Thanks, honey,” Slurred Jake.
Danielle smiled. So unlike Jake Jamison, but it was fun, and he seemed in good hands.
Danielle left the room and headed for the elevator to the next floor where Betsy Bigelow’s room was. She was surprised when she walked in and saw Betsy sitting in the large chair beside the bed.
“Hi Danielle,” Betsy said.
“I’m surprised your up.”
"They've put a specialty cast on my leg that will allow me to put a little weight on the leg. Only a little weight. They say it will encourage the bone to heal more quickly."
“That’s great, when did they say you can travel?”
“They will release me tomorrow morning.”
“That’s a day or two earlier, that’s great,” Danielle said.
"Bill is working on getting a flight out tomorrow afternoon. We could have done without the last several days, but we have so enjoyed the trip. Especially, meeting you."
“Thank you.”
Danielle reached over and took Betsy’s hand.
"I have enjoyed you and Bill. Most of all that we got through this together."
Bill came through the door.
“Hi Danielle, nice to see you,” He said.
He turned to Betsy.
"Honey, sorry to say the only thing they have is a 1:55 am flight from Fairbanks to Phoenix day after tomorrow, but we will be in Phoenix by 10:34 in the morning and should be home in Flagstaff by early afternoon. We've got the flight."
“Not the most convenient schedule, but at this point that is good enough,” She said.
“I thought you would like it.”
Betsy glanced at him.
“So, Danielle have you thought about
“Hi Cissy, long time no see.”
"How can you be so casual, we heard about the crash and thought you were all dead until I heard that you and your older friends had survived. I am so glad to see you."
"I'm sorry Cissy. It is just that I'm happy to be alive. I want to tell you all about it, but right now I need to go to the hospital and see the Bigelows and the guy that was suppose rescue us, but we had to save him," Danielle said.
"Great Danielle, I'll see you when you get back. It is so great to see you."
It was good to see Cissy, and she would get together with her.
She headed for the bus stop. Her mind turned again to the recent past. Not only the excitement, the terror, the hard work of getting back, but the chance if she took it to go to Arizona as an exchange student. The Bigelows had offered their home and their high recommendation for acceptance in the program. This summer was the St. Lawrence Island project, but maybe next summer before her senior year she might go to Arizona. That was what was going through her mind as she rode the bus from her dorm at UAF to the hospital to see Jake Jamison and the Bigelows. The bus doors opened at the hospital stop, and she 'egressed.' Egressed sounded more technical, and she liked that. She walked around the big circular drive to the entrance and through to the elevator. She headed to the room where Jake was first.
Jake was in bed hooked up to an IV. A nurse was taking vitals as she walked in.
“Hi Danielle, how are you feeling?” Asked Jake.
“Better, how are you feeling?”
“Couldn’t be better.”
"He has been given a sedative before his surgery in a few minutes, so he may tell you anything," Said the nurse with a smile.
"Gosh, wish I had something I would like to know, but Jake is just a good friend that has gone through a lot with me recently."
“Oh, your part of the group that crashed on the mountain.”
"Yes, mam."
“Looks as though you came through that well.”
“Just a few aches and pains, but nothing serious. Quite fortunate,” Danielle said.
“She’s the one that saved us all,” Said Jake. He was beginning to slur his words a bit.
A couple of surgical nurses came through the door. They pulled up the sides of the bed, unlocked the brakes and started rolling Jake out.
“Wish you well Jake,” Said Danielle.
“Thanks, honey,” Slurred Jake.
Danielle smiled. So unlike Jake Jamison, but it was fun, and he seemed in good hands.
Danielle left the room and headed for the elevator to the next floor where Betsy Bigelow’s room was. She was surprised when she walked in and saw Betsy sitting in the large chair beside the bed.
“Hi Danielle,” Betsy said.
“I’m surprised your up.”
"They've put a specialty cast on my leg that will allow me to put a little weight on the leg. Only a little weight. They say it will encourage the bone to heal more quickly."
“That’s great, when did they say you can travel?”
“They will release me tomorrow morning.”
“That’s a day or two earlier, that’s great,” Danielle said.
"Bill is working on getting a flight out tomorrow afternoon. We could have done without the last several days, but we have so enjoyed the trip. Especially, meeting you."
“Thank you.”
Danielle reached over and took Betsy’s hand.
"I have enjoyed you and Bill. Most of all that we got through this together."
Bill came through the door.
“Hi Danielle, nice to see you,” He said.
He turned to Betsy.
"Honey, sorry to say the only thing they have is a 1:55 am flight from Fairbanks to Phoenix day after tomorrow, but we will be in Phoenix by 10:34 in the morning and should be home in Flagstaff by early afternoon. We've got the flight."
“Not the most convenient schedule, but at this point that is good enough,” She said.
“I thought you would like it.”
Betsy glanced at him.
“So, Danielle have you thought about
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