Chapter 1 – Flat Tire Chapter 2 - Help No one heard me. Is it possible? The house is so close. I shouted again. What I am going to do now? Could I have broken my ankle? Such things do happen, but why to me? I unbuckled the strap and gently touched the swelling. It was bigger than before. I took off the shoe and cautiously moved my ankle. More pain. Should...
After our long embrace, Kelly crutched out of the bedroom and lowered herself carefully onto the chair in the bedroom. She then propped her crutches up against the wall beside her. I quickly read her cues and grabbed a stool and moved it in front of her chair. I then carefully lifted her casted leg and gently placed it on the stool. This was the first time I...
Chapter 1 – Crash-landing The pilot turned back and smirked at Paula and Noel. "How are you girls?" he asked. "It's getting boring," Paula replied and slumped into her seat. Noel hemmed, then took out a comb and brushed her curly brown hair. The little Cessna rocked slightly and tilted. The pilot studied the dials. The engine started to whir louder. "...
The phone in my office rang at about 2pm. It was usually a quiet part of my day in my job as Guest Relations Director at the high end luxury hotel I work for. "Ryan. We need you down here in the banquet room ASAP. We have a situation." It was our day shift manager -- Liz -- on the other end of the line. "What's wrong?" I asked. "One of the speakers at t...
Dr. Reed entered the room. He gave Kelly a smile. "I heard you did great in x-rays. Let's see what we have, ok?" Kelly nodded. She had a curious look on her face. Almost a look of anticipation instead of pain or dread. "Dr. Reed turned on the overhead viewer. He studied the x-ray carefully. I could see Kelly's expression change; she was trying to diagnose h...
It was a dark and rainy Saturday morning. I was a little depressed so everything looked boring to me. The book I tried to read held my attention only for half an hour. Then, I decided to clean the garage and throw away all unnecessary things. I live alone in a big house. After retiring, my parents moved to live in France. Not a bad decision at all. The mai...
My first stop was at a pharmacy where I filled Kelly's prescription for pain pills. The label indicated she was to take one pill every six hours. I walked over to the medical equipment aisle and was able to find a waterproof cast cover for Kelly to use in the shower. I also picked up a bed pan. Who knows how mobile Kelly was going to be over the next few day...
Chapter 3 -- Charming Clumsiness Pratt took his time smoothing the fiberglass around Jill's waist. I wondered if he wanted to make a perfect mould or just was enjoying the lovely curves of her hips. Jill was lying motionless, her eyes partially closed. Her fingers were locked together as if she was trying to suppress her nervousness. I was glad to see that...
Chapter 2 -- La Donna e Mobile "We have to place her on the table over there!" Pratt said to the nurse. There was a low examining table in the corner. Jill looked around her, obviously wondering what was about to happen. I tried to meet her eyes, but she avoided my gaze. Connie wheeled the stretcher near the table, and smiled forcefully at Jill. "Could y...
The jangling ring of the phone woke me up a few hours later. "Hello?" I rubbed my face and tried not to yawn. "Are you okay?" I frowned and rubbed my face again. "Sir?" "Yes. Are you okay?" I could hear the sounds of people behind him. He was in a store or something. "I fractured my foot, sir." He muttered something. "What'd they do?" "Put it in a cast...