Compared to when he had fallen asleep he now felt no pain. Breathing came effortless in comparison too. He had to close his eyes quickly as the hovering in-depth ball scanner was sending beams of light that falsely hurt. He rolled to his back and heard the sweet voice say “Finally awake are we?” the scanner stopped and disappeared up into the ceiling without a single word. A sharp pinch had him look down to his left arm to find tubes stuck in his veins. Not just one. He counted ten. He went to touch it, but suddenly stopped, unable to do so and saw Renee sitting at her desk, legs crossed in a way that was greatly uncomfortable, but her eyes glowed like when he was on the floor. He then followed the lines from his arm to a hole in the wall beside his head feeding into them. “Don’t even think about taking them out. You need a few more hours and I must say you’ve certainly bulked up and are quite a looker. Stand up, but don’t take them out.” He carefully turned and stood. That was a massive understatement.
