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Chapter #5
Grace wakes up in a hospital
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Grace blinked her eyes and began to sit up. A momentary thrill of panic ran through her as she realized she was connected to tubes and wires that were getting in her way. As soon as she realized she was in a hospital bed she lay back again and allowed herself to relax slightly. "It's good to see that you're awake," a voice startled her into sitting up again. "Relax, relax, it's ok..." A doctor stepped forward into her line of sight and offered a soothing smile.
"What happened?" The last thing Grace could remember was being trapped in a room at some science lab with an unknown device that was about to explode.
"You got a nasty bump on the head, something to do with that explosion at the research lab outside of town. You and two others were brought here for a series of testing. I didn't get filled in on all the details and probably never will, that place is involved in all sorts of government projects and secret squirrel nonsense is par for the course," the doctor said with a chuckle.
"Tests?" Grace rubbed the back of her head and found a painful lump. "Two others? Are my friends ok?"
"You're friends are fine, we had to hold you a little longer to make sure you weren't suffering from a concussion or anything else." The doctor leaned in and shone a light in each of Graces eyes, nodding with satisfaction. "Looks like you're fine as well. I'm not sure what this was all about but nothing showed up in your bloodwork. We'll have you out of here in no time."
The doctor left while Graces mind tried to make sense of what she had just been told. Every time she tried to put her finger on details that bothered her (like the fact the she couldn't seem to remember the name of the lab she been in or exactly where it was) her mind seemed to skip to something else. Her frustrated efforts to remember details about what had happened to her were interrupted by Leah and Erin entering her room.
"Oh my gosh, we were so worried about you," Leah gushed as she rushed to throw her arms around Grace. Grace held her friend tightly while Erin stood, silent and enigmatic.
"We brought you a change of clothes," Erin said finally, setting an old backpack of Graces at the foot of the bed.
True to his word the doctor released Grace from the hospital shortly. She dressed, sighing with satisfaction to be out of the hospital gown and into familiar and comfortable tank top and spandex short though they seemed a little more snug than she remembered. She also realized her skin was tingling, especially around her breasts. She adjusted her breasts in her sports bra in a futile attempt to get rid of the sensation. "Do you guys feel... weird?" she asked her friends when she rejoined them. Leah shook her head and Erin gave her another odd look that Grace couldn't read. Grace looked at her friends, convinced that Leah's skin looked clearer, her eyes brighter and her hair more vibrant. Something seemed different about Erin as well though Grace couldn't put her finger on it at the moment.
"Are you feeling ok?" Leah asked with some concern. She was used to her friend being a literal pillar of strength and the distracted air and confusion Grace was displaying was out of character.
Grace shook her head to clear it, "Yea I'm fine," she said finally. I think I just want to go back home and take it easy for a bit. The three walked out of the hospital and Grace squinted in the bright sunlight, wishing her friends had also brought her a pair of sunglasses.
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