The Haunted Traveler Vol 1 Issue 2

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it was only a good Samaritan steadying him. “Easy
there, Man.” Benny couldn’t see the man, as his eyes
were beginning to swell shut from bruising, but the
stranger eased him into a sitting position on the curb.
“I’m gonna call 9-1-1, alright? You need some help.”
Benny nodded once, but the movement sent the world
spinning and he promptly blacked out.
When he came to, there was the steady sound
of an EKG machine beeping steadily off to his left.
The bruising around his eyes had worsened to the
point that he could only squint at the bleak hospital
room he was residing in and pain was still throbbing
through his entire body. As he attempted to open his
mouth, a nurse walked into the room. “Oh! You’re
awake,” she sighed, sounding relieved. “Please don’t
try to open your mouth wide, Dear. Your jaw was dislocated
and in order to keep in the proper place we had
to bandage you up pretty good.” Benny obeyed the
command and stilled his jaw, wondering how severe
the rest of his injuries were. “Are you in any pain?
Just shake your head yes or no.” He groaned and nodded
adamantly as the nurse began checking him over.
“I’ll get something for you to take care of that. Dr.
Lynch will be in shortly to explain your situation in
more detail.”
The nurse left, but almost immediately a doctor
made her way into the room. “Hello Mr. Majors,”
she walked over to his bed. “My name is Dr. Lynch.
Emily is getting you some pain medication, but bear
with me for a moment. You are quite the lucky man…
with the amount of blood you lost and the severity of
your injuries, it’s amazing you made it out alive.”