Magic in the Moonlight

thing beeping faintly in the background, but it was

nt. He was assuring me not to worry because no one was going to harm me. He continued speaking to me in this calming, gentle tone, but I was furious. Why? What has g

. My

d as a hospital. When I glanced down, I saw an IV in my left arm. My right arm seemed to be in a cast. I tried wiggling

woke up. I wasn't high as a kite on what

ied then. What in

here anything like that? And whence had those two men appeared? There had been a wolf there as well. That couldn't possibly be what occurred. I must have been invo

od? I gave it significant thought before concluding that I didn't appear to be interested in it. Although I was starving, blood did not seem to be my favore

the gauze bandage. A charming young guy walked in, holding a binder that had to contain my chart. He was dressed in pastel blue

iled at me as he put my chart down on the bedside table and sat o

o go out and party." My stomach grumbled angrily. "I'm guessing you don'

brought you in, you were a very ill young girl. Before we order the pizza, I want

ly delightful." "So, who precisely brought me in here, a

ing his response. "You were brought in by some frie

me of it. But it seems so strange that I'm not sure I recall it accurately. What occurred?" There was no wa

e yours, some disorientation and memory loss is common. I'm sure your pals

sisting that I twitch my fingers and toes. I considered giving him the bird with the hand that wasn't in a cast, b

ng to be okay? Is an

any lasting damage done. You have a dozen stitches in your neck and will most likely have bruises all over for a time. When you arrived, you

ithout the anguish and panic of that night interfering with my capacity to think, I didn't even recognize th

e able to leave? No offense intended. I'm su

ed another pint or two." He touched my IV stand's empty bag. There had been blood. A large bag of transparent material hung next to it. "You

I replied, "Alright, but the ora

ar bag, "I'll see what I can do. For now, get some

seemed to contain pain relievers. With no other option, I squirmed about a little till I was largely com