04-20-2024, 01:53 AM
After receiving Sage’s response, he turned back to the security guard. “Can you check again? It’s Jensen. James.” There must have been something desperate to his expression, because the guard mumbled in acceptance.
He blinked in surprise. “Actually. Yes, you are cleared to go up.”
Relief swelled. As soon as he was given proper directions, he hurried deep into the Guardian.
He passed ward after ward of desperate souls, and his was just as desperate to go to each and every one of them. He promised himself he would do as much before leaving, but first he owed a promise.
He counted the room numbers, and only had to double back once upon realizing he’d taken a wrong turn in the maze of hallways. Finally, he stopped outside Nox’s room, heart beating hard from the frantic searching, and tried to compose himself before entering.
The patient was in bed, as expected. The tubes and beeps didn’t phase him, but some of Nox’s injuries wrenched Jensen’s stomach into knots.
He looked around to see who else was in the room. Friends or family, maybe?
“Hello?” He asked.
He blinked in surprise. “Actually. Yes, you are cleared to go up.”
Relief swelled. As soon as he was given proper directions, he hurried deep into the Guardian.
He passed ward after ward of desperate souls, and his was just as desperate to go to each and every one of them. He promised himself he would do as much before leaving, but first he owed a promise.
He counted the room numbers, and only had to double back once upon realizing he’d taken a wrong turn in the maze of hallways. Finally, he stopped outside Nox’s room, heart beating hard from the frantic searching, and tried to compose himself before entering.
The patient was in bed, as expected. The tubes and beeps didn’t phase him, but some of Nox’s injuries wrenched Jensen’s stomach into knots.
He looked around to see who else was in the room. Friends or family, maybe?
“Hello?” He asked.