Ouch.

What happened?

Where am I?

Ohhhh my fucking head!!!!

These thoughts crossed the mind of 16 year old Jason Andrews as he awoke. He slowly began to recall the accident as soon as the initial confusion had cleared his mind. The twisted metal grated in his mind's eye as he reviewed what had happened.

Turning his head to the side, he looked at his mother sleeping on the chairs provided in the hospital rooms. He tried to get her attention, and his throat made an inelegant "unnggg". His mother twitched and woke quickly.

"Oh sweetie! I was so afraid I lost you!" she gushed. Janet Andrews was a good mother, if slightly over-protective. At 38 years old, her toned body was well filled out if you ignored her slight tummy. Gravity was still working its magic on her grapefruit sized breasts, but dressed, you could see she was a beauty in her own right. She got up and moved to the bedside, and gently pushed his hair back from his forehead.

"Oh, mom. I am fine. My head hurts, but other than that I think I am okay. Where are we anyway? He tried to redirect his mom's attention. He had always been uncomfortable with his mother’s attention. He would never tell her why, but she knew he was shy of her. Suddenly, his mind was filled with a sight of his father dead, his sister scraped and bruised, but otherwise okay. He looked up into his mother's eyes. He then saw the pain and anguish that she had been trying to hide. "Oh mom. I am so sorry about Dad. I am glad that Kelly is okay though."

Stunned, that her son knew what she was hiding from him, she stared at him in numb shock. ‘How did he know about his dad?’

He saw her facial expression, and incorrectly assigned it to her grief. "When is the funeral?" he asked.

Mentally shaking herself to respond, she sighed and began to finish what he had started. "It was yesterday, baby. We weren’t sure if you would make it.”

“Mom? I feel fine. Please don’t worry. So, how is everything else going?”

Janet looked at her son, amazed at the recovery he appeared to be showing. “Baby, I have to tell you. I am simply shocked. You were supposed to be dying. Yet, here you are talking to me as if you woke up from a nap on the couch!”

“Umm… Mom? What are you talking about?”

“Sweetie, the doctor had just finished talking to me about your injuries and other issues. You had suffered severe head trauma, your kidneys appeared to be failing, and to top it all off, they found what appears to be a small tumor near your spinal cord.” His mother blurted out.

“What?” Jason was now extremely upset and confused. He had always dreamed of life, growing old and having a life as an adult. Now, if what his mother had said was correct, he was destined to die. ‘This fucking can not be happening!’ he thought to himself.

Laying back in shock, he thought at what he had just learned. His father was dead, he had multiple injuries, and he had a tumor in his head. But, somehow it didn’t feel right. The doctors had to have mad a mistake. “I am sorry Mom. Where is Kelly? When can I leave? What about school? When are the doctors coming back?” the questions seemed to tumble out of his mouth, as if the faucet on his mouth opened up.

“Well, let’s see if I can’t answer those questions.” His mother answered “Kelly is staying with Grandma Sue for a couple of days or until you recovered. You can leave when the doctors say you can. You don’t have to worry about school for a while. If you want, you can just not go back. As for the doctors, they will want to talk to you now that you are awake. I should have already gone to get the nurse. Excuse me; I will be right back, son.”

As his mother left the room, Jason took stock of how he felt. His head was throbbing a little, his body felt okay. He was sure he was still asleep. There was no way, that the injuries that his mom had just described could be his. He tried to sit up, at that moment a small blonde woman that looked like an elf to him, walked into the room. She looked at him, raised an eyebrow and scowled at him.

“Young man! What do you think you are trying to do? You had better lie back down and not try that again! I swear, you young kids think that you can get right out of bed and waltz around here.” She ranted.

Chastised by the woman’s outburst, Jason laid back and resigned himself to doing what she wanted. He looked her over and thought ‘This might not be so bad’. As she went about her duties he daydreamed about what he could do with her if she would “give it up”.

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Jessica Daniels was a blonde hair, blue eye certified babe. Her curves fit in all the right places and her uniform showed those curves off well. Her elfin features were a sharp contrast to the softness of her body. She knew that she was attractive and liked to tease the men that were in her care. She knew that the hospital frowned on such behavior, but she was sleeping with the current Chief of Staff. She knew that if it came up, her “sugar daddy” would take care of her. As she went about her job of checking out the young man, she thought things about him that didn’t make sense. She was getting aroused. ‘Wow. I haven’t been this turned on in a long time. Even the chief doesn’t turn me on like this!’

As Jessica finished her checks, Jason started to get concerned. He was very erect under the blanket, and knew that she would see it and yell at him, tell his mom, and get him in trouble. He thought desperately ‘I wish she would just strip off her clothes and jump in bed!’

Jessica went to the door and closed it all the way. Turning back to her young charge, she asked “Is this what you wanted?” and lifted her top off over her head.

Staring at her bra covered tits; Jason broke out into a cold sweat. “God. I am so sorry miss. I didn’t mean to say that. I guess it just slipped out. Please don’t tell my mom!”

Jessica was shocked! ‘Why did I just strip my top off for this little boy? What is going on here? I know he didn’t ask. How did I know what he wanted? And why did I do it?’ She was suddenly very shy of her body and tried to cover herself. “What is going on here?”

Shaking in fear, Jason stayed quiet. He knew that he was in so much trouble. He suddenly thought “PLEASE DON’T GET ME IN TROUBLE!!!”

Jessica looked at Jason in shock. She knew his lips didn’t move, yet she heard his voice clearly. Afraid herself, she asked “Jason, did you just say ‘Please don’t get me in trouble!!’?”

“No… but I was thinking it. I am so sorry. Please… wait a minute. How did you know what I was thinking?” Jason was not sure what was going on, but knew she was serious.

“I… I… I’m not sure.” Jessica stammered out. Forgetting about her nakedness, she sat quickly on the edge of the young man’s bed. “You were thinking about how you wanted to do sexual things with me while I was checking you out, weren’t you?”

“Uh… Yeah. But… How did you know that? Are you… wait. Hold up. I was thinking things and you were “hearing” them?” Jason blurted at Jessica. “That couldn’t happen… could it?”

Jessica was flustered, her body was telling her to relieve her “itch” that was driving her to distraction, but her head was trying to puzzle out the idea that she was being told what to do by this kid, without talking, and without force. Finally, she turned to Jason and asked him “I am trying to help figure out what is going on, but I can’t do shit if I am so flipping horny I can’t think!”

Getting up off the edge of the bed, Jessica went to where Jason’s head was. She leaned in and kissed him. “Damn it all to hell. I am so fucking horny, I am going to rape you little boy!” Jessica said.

Almost afraid of the nurse’s intensity, Jason reached up and grabbed her by the back of the neck. He pulled her down, thinking ‘Damn, I wish she would calm down so we both could enjoy this.’ Abruptly, her actions calmed down and she became more sensual. Her kisses loving, her caresses sexier. He looked into her eyes, and saw need.

Pulling her closer, he reached up and tried to undo her bra. Jessica, sensing this, reached to his hands. Bringing them to her front she whispered “This is a front loader, sweetie”. He popped the fastenings and peeled back the lacy bindings. He viewed his first pair of naked breasts, they were gorgeous.

He pulled back from her kisses, and then dove for those globes of flesh. He thought ‘I wonder if she will cum from playing with her nipples.’ His tongue made contact with her left nipple and she hissed with pleasure. “Yes! Suck on my tits you little horny bastard.” He licked around the nipples, the brown areolas, even the soft pink flesh all around. He wasn’t just kissing a breast. He was worshiping it.

As he switched back and forth, from boob to luscious boob, Jessica’s pleasure was rising and rising. She moaned, she whimpered, and on the odd occasion he lightly bit on a nipple, she came. After the third climax from tit play, she lifted her skirt. “Quick, take these things off! I want to fuck you, god damn it!”

Not being stupid, Jason reached up and pulled on the panties. The sudden ripping noise startled both of them. Jessica suddenly felt cool air on her pubes. She was ready to scream. Before climbing onto the bed, she pulled back the covers and pulled his hospital gown apart. His young cock shot into the air. She thought that it was larger than she would have imagined for a boy his age. Instinctively she thought of a zucchini with tanned skin. She sighed with pleasure and swallowed it whole. She slipped her mouth up and down his rod, and made as much lubrication as she possibly could.

Completing her climb, she slipped his cock up to the entrance to her quim. She felt the heat and the pulsing of his teenage prick as she made contact. Her whole being was filled with “I WANT THIS COCK!” Settling down, she took him all the way inside her with one swift thrust. They both groaned with pleasure.

“So good!” came out almost in unison. They looked into the others eyes and started moving up and down. Within ten strokes, they both were at their peek. She leaned forward and kissed him deeply, feeling the pleasure build. Their bodies made no more noise than was necessary, but they screamed into each others mouths as they came.

Coming back down, Jessica still felt the need. “Please don’t make me do this again. We need to clean up, and prepare for your mom and sister.” She said. “I don’t know what I am doing! How can I stop it?” Jason quaked in fear, realizing that she was right. This was all too weird for him. Suddenly, he thought ‘Please stop getting aroused and focus on this problem.’ He looked at Jessica and her face changed and she immediately looked as she did when she walked into the room. The frown was back in place, her determination was slightly daunting, and her body language said “I am a professional!”

Relieved that the sexual pressure was now off, she immediately stood, walked around the bed and kissed Jason on the forehead. “Thank you Jason. That helps a lot. Now, let’s see about an answer to this little problem while we get cleaned up.” She sat on the side of the bed and quickly put him and herself back to presentable. “Why don’t you tell me what you know. Let’s see if we can’t determine the cause or the ‘best guess’ about this thing.” She calmly stated while wiping the cum from between her legs.

“What about my mom and the doctors? Won’t they start wondering what is taking so long?” Jason began to worry about everyone finding out about this “thing”. He had read enough science fiction that he began to imagine men in overcoats dragging him off to a lab somewhere, while other men in white coats experimented on him.

Jessica sensed his unease and correctly guessed the source. “Calm down sweetie. This will be our secret for the time being. You are correct about your mom though. Let’s finish up taking your vitals and the other things I came in to do. The doctor won’t be here for another… fifteen to twenty minutes.” She said as she quickly glanced at her watch. Swiftly, she began her exam. She checked all his vitals and asked him a few questions about how he felt. She wanted to get this done so she could find out more about what happened. She too had read a great deal of science fiction, more specifically mind control. Her greatest sexual turn on was power. She knew that before she got her nursing degree. Teachers, professors, doctors, chiefs of staff: All were men of power and all men that were ‘dominating’ in nature. Now, here was this ‘boy’ with a power that he didn’t understand or even know about. She began to think how she could use it to her advantage.

As she completed her checks, she sat back down “okay Jason. Let’s discuss this thing that you were doing earlier. I don’t think you were doing it consciously, but let’s make sure.” She started back in on their discussion.

“Okay.” Jason thought back “I was just thinking that I wanted you to get undressed and jump into bed with me when you went and locked the door and took off your top. Speaking of which, don’t you think you should put your clothes back on?” Jessica looked down in shock. She hadn’t even realized she wasn’t wearing them. She had been doing her work nearly naked.

“Shit” she exclaimed and jumped up. “Why didn’t you say something sooner?” She grabbed her top and slid it back over her head and made sure she looked presentable in the small mirror next to the sink. She came back over and sat back down.

“Sorry. I was trying to make some sense out of what was happening. I am not sure why it is happening, I just thought some things and you did them.” He carefully thought about that statement and a sudden burst of realization hit him. “The Tumor.”

He thought about it more, and the more it made sense. “This tumor my mom told me about. She said it was near my spinal cord. Could that be causing this to happen?” he seemed to be begging for an answer.

Jessica sat up straighter, she looked at her watch and said “Okay. That is a theory for now. Let’s make sure we keep this quiet. We don’t want any weird people coming and taking you away. The doctor will be here shortly, he will check you out and you can talk to your mom. Do you hurt anywhere specifically?”

“Not really. Just my head. My mom said my kidneys were failing too. Why don’t I feel any pain in my back?” Jason had been kidney punched by a bully last year. He knew how painful the kidneys could hurt someone. He explained that to Jessica who asked him to roll up on his side. She poked and checked his back area, but couldn’t see the swelling and bruises that were prominent just two days ago when he was brought in.

“I don’t know Jason, but we’ll find out and make sure you get all better. After the doctor okays it, would you like to see your sister and mom again?”

“Yes, please. I want to see them both. Is my mom able to come in when the doctor is here?” Jason asked quickly.

“Certainly. I will be back after your mom and sister leave to clean you up and to spend some more time talking with you about this little thing. Let’s remember, no one needs to know anything about this. Not even your mom.” Jessica wanted to make sure this little gold mine was hers, and hers alone. She got up, went to the door and opened it up. Speaking louder this time, she said “The doctor will be here in a few minutes, sir. Please be ready to see him.”

The doctor was waiting at the nurse’s station for Jessica. He asked the standard battery of questions. He went about the business with a brisk manner that belayed his irritation at having to skip his morning golf game. He didn’t speak to Jason at all, he just poked, prodded, and squeezed his way through the exam. He made a few brief notes, and whispered a few comments to Jessica. After the exam he walked out to the nurse’s station. He wrote a few notes, wrote out a couple of tests that he wanted to have done and walked out.

Janet was shocked at the attitude of the doctor. She thought that he would explain what was happening to her baby boy. Yet, all he did was look like he had a stick up his ass through the whole exam.

Kelly was sitting in the hall waiting on her turn to see her older brother. She loved her big brother; maybe more than she should. She had always felt more than usual brother/sister love for Jason. He was her hero from the time she was in fourth grade and first began to notice boys. He had always treated her nicely and never picked on her. She wanted to see him, and make sure that he was okay. At fifteen, she knew that she wanted her brother to be her lover, but also knew that it was wrong in the eyes of society. She giggled to herself ‘what they don’t know won’t hurt us. Jason is going to be my lover, and husband. And there is nothing anyone can do about that.’

Meanwhile, Jessica finished writing up her patient’s chart, thinking of how she could use Jason to her benefit. He was a perfect tool. All she had to do was figure out how to use him. She knew that his mother and sister were waiting to see him, but she wanted to make sure he wouldn’t share the information with them before she got him under her power. “How do I get to him, and how do I keep him under control?” she murmured to herself. Inwardly sighing at the situation, she called Jason’s mother from his room to her station.

“Mrs. Andrews? I just need to check on a couple of things then you and your daughter may go in and visit with Jason briefly. He needs plenty of rest.” The proverbial light bulb flashed over Jessica’s head. The solution was perfect. “He may even require the services of a private nurse with his conditions. I am fairly certain that your health coverage would allow for home health coverage. I think that under the situation, your son might be more comfortable with a familiar person. After talking with him earlier, I think he is an exceptional young man. I would like to continue as his nurse if you would allow it.”

Janet felt a small tremor of distrust run through her as the blonde nurse offered her services for her son. ‘I wonder what services you will offer my son, you little tramp!’ She was shocked at her own thoughts, and… jealousy? ‘I am just trying to protect my son. That is all’ she thought to herself, wondering if she was still feeling out of sorts and overprotective because of her husband’s death. “I think that we could work out something” she paused and looked at the nurse’s nametag prominently displayed on her ample chest “Jessica. Why don’t you and I talk about this later? After I see Jason and make arrangements.” All the while, thinking “I don’t like or trust this little bimbo!”

Jessica, emboldened by the concession that Jason’s mother had made, quickly returned to her duties. She filed the reports with his chart, ordered the tests, and contacted an orderly to assist in getting Jason to and from the other departments for his testing. She finished all this in five minutes or less, and then returned to his room.

“Ok Jason. Are you feeling ok?” The blonde nurse asked. “I wanted to see if you needed anything before your mother and sister came in to visit.”

Relieved that he was getting to see his sister and mom, Jason ignored the pains that remained in his body. “I am just wonderful. I think I want to go home though. This place is too quiet. I miss my family.”

Jessica nodded and said “Just remember; don’t mention your “talents” to anyone. Let this be a secret for right now. After you visit with your mother and sister, we can talk more. Okay?”

“Sure Miss. Jessica. I won’t mention it.”

“Good. Now, let me get your mother and sister, they can visit for half an hour, then you have some additional testing. The doctor wants to check out some things.” The nurse concluded. She then went to the door, opened it wide and motioned for Janet and Kelly to enter.

“JASON!!!” Kelly nearly shouted as she came rushing into the room and threw a hug on her big brother.

Chuckling at his sister, Jason hugged her back. “I missed you sweet pea. Are you ok? I know you got a few little boo boo’s from the accident. Are you being taken care of?” Jason had always teased his little sister about “boo boo’s” and called her “sweet pea”. They both knew they were little kid words, but somehow they seemed right for them.

“I am fine, you big dork!” Kelly said. She stepped back from the bed to let her mom in to give Jason a hug. “I just missed you and was so worried about you.”

“Jason. Are you feeling ok?” his mom asked. “I didn’t like that doctor. He seemed upset that you woke up and ruined his day.” She hugged her son and felt a certain thrill as her breasts were pushed up to her son’s chin. She backed up quickly, trying to hide her embarrassment.

“Well, my head hurts a little. Other than that I feel great. I am worried that I can’t feel the pain of the other stuff.”

“Well sweetie, I talked to Jessica about getting you a nurse for home. There will be a lot of things coming up that we have to deal with. I don’t know if you need a private nurse, but I think that you might need some extra help that your sister and I aren’t able to provide.” Janet had misgivings about letting the blonde nurse into her home, but felt that Jason should have some input on the situation.

Jason almost wet himself hearing the situation. “Wow. Do you think she could do that? I mean, with her job here and all. Won’t that cause problems?”

“We don’t know for sure yet son. Just relax and let’s see what happens with your series of tests. Besides, I didn’t say for sure that she would be the nurse to do it, even if we did decide that this was something we could do.” His mother tried to calm him down, all the while wondering ‘what has him so excited? I bet he is thinking of her hanging her tits over his face all the time. I bet that is why he wants her, to ogle and try to sneak a peek. Just like a teenager.’ She thought, inwardly chuckling

The family sat and chatted normally for the 30 minutes allowed, then Jessica came back in and ushered the ladies back out, saying “He will be taking these tests for about two to three hours. Then he needs to rest. Why don’t you ladies go on home? I will make sure that Jason isn’t bothered and is taken care of.”

Janet yawned and agreed. She and Kelly told Jason quickly that they were headed home for some rest and clean up. They would see him in the morning and that they both loved him. Jessica called the orderly and had him take Jason out to the tests. She sat down and called an old friend that worked at the health care provider that covered Jason.

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“Hello, Healthnet. Sandi Benson speaking.”

“Sandi, sweetie! How are you? This is Jessica Daniels calling. How are you?”

“Jessie? Wonderful, how are you doing hun?”

“Oh you know. Same old thing. Listen, I need a small favor. I have a patient that has recently been diagnosed with a tumor, very near to his spinal column. His family is concerned with the care that might be involved with this. Could you tell me if his insurance can cover the costs of a nurse?” Jessica queried.

Sandi asked Jessica for his insurance information, and they talked about times gone by while Sandi did her research. In a few moments, Sandi had her answer.

“I am sorry Jessica. I just got a note on the file that the person insured was recently killed. His family is scheduled to have their insurance terminated by the employer at the first of the month. Although, I am certain that “COBRA” is supposed to be in effect. There is something strange going on here. Umm. Also, if their coverage is meant to continue, they would be able to afford a part time nurse. Minimal expense. Basically, they can have someone out for ten hours a week. It almost isn’t worth it.” Sandi explained to Jessica. She also explained that there wouldn’t be any ability to do any true nursing duties. Ten hours a week only allowed for basic interaction and little medical treatment. Jessica couldn’t care less about medical treatment; she just wanted this young man under her control.

Sighing loudly into the phone, Jessica said “Ok, thanks Sandi. I will hate to pass this information on to his mother. She seems like a nice lady who has suffered the loss of her husband and her children getting hurt in the accident. Now, her son has a tumor. It is a shame. I will pass along the information to them. I am just sorry that they may lose the insurance.”

“I’m sorry I don’t have better news for you Jessie. I am going to initiate a review on my end as to why they are being cut off. They should have survivor benefits and if necessary “COBRA” coverage. This is a little too weird. I’ll let you know if I find out anything.”

“Thanks Sandi. I had better get back to my job. I will chat with you later hun. Oh, and remember, Sunday night. Don’t be late and bring your favorite wine.”

Giggling, Sandi let Jessica get back to work. As she went around to the other patients, she thought ‘damn that girl can sure lick a clit! I love our Sunday get-togethers.’ Jessica went about her duties with efficiency. Her normal attitude of being cold and aloof was replaced by one of cheery happiness. This change of attitude did not go unnoticed by the other staff or the patients.

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Jason came back from his testing feeling tired. He had almost fallen asleep on the last guy who assured him it would be ok, but Jason didn’t feel right about the guy. He was wheeled back to his room and placed back in his bed. Looking out at the nurse’s station, he wondered when Jessica would be back to see him. He lay back on the bed, exhausted from his day. Falling asleep, he wondered if his sister was really in love with him or if he was imagining it.

Jessica came in to find Jason asleep. Thinking that he needed his rest, she covered him up. She double checked his monitors and made sure that his call button was within reach. She briefly thought about writing a note for him, but quickly discarded that idea as she wasn’t sure if she would be there when he woke up. Another nurse might not take too kindly for her attentions to the young man. She tidied up and left, closing the door all the way.

Jason woke in the middle of the night. He found the nurses call buzzer near his head and pushed the button. A large black woman walked in with a scowl on her face. Doris Williams was the night shift nurse for the ICU. She was mostly left alone during the night; this young man was interrupting her crossword puzzle.

Jason “heard” this large woman grumbling about ‘damn kids. Wake up and won’t let me work on my fucking crosswords. I should just make him wait. Probably some dumb rich kid that got too high on fucking dope.’ He asked where the other nurse was, meaning Jessica. Doris looked him up and down thinking ‘fucking kid. Probably wants to look at Jessica’s tits some more.’ She said “The day shift nurses are all gone home. Was there anything you needed?” thinking ‘you little shit. I don’t want to be dealing with your rich, dumb, fucking stupid drug using ass.’

Jason thought quickly. This bitch was getting on his nerves. “Miss... I am sorry I didn’t catch your name.”

“Doris.”

“Well, Doris. Would you please look at my chart? I think you should know what my needs might be. My head hurts a little. Could I have some medicine?”

‘What the fuck is this dumb ass kid’s problem?’ she thought, then said “One minute young man. Let me see what happened to you.”

Doris picked up Jason’s chart. She read about the tumor and the accident. She saw that his father was dead. Jason eavesdropped as she read on. ‘Oh my god. I guess I was wrong about the kid. I see he is supposed to have some medicine in fifteen minutes. A few minutes earlier won’t hurt anything.’

Doris came back into the room, and stated “I am sorry, young man. I thought that you were some rich kid that had tried to OD on drugs. I didn’t read your chart, although I should have. Please forgive my attitude with you when you first woke up.”

Ecstatic over the ability to hear thoughts of others, told Doris “Aww that’s ok. I guess that at night you don’t get a lot of calls for things. I can understand getting comfortable, then having to get back up and stuff. Forget about it.” He was thinking about what else he could do with these “powers”. “The thing is, no one has really explained to me what is going on. They told me I have a tumor and I found out my dad was dead. But, shouldn’t I have more injuries after being in that accident? I haven’t even been able to find a single bruise.”

Doris checking his chart, moved over to Jason’s bedside. “Well, when you were first brought in, you had a scrape on your arm that had to be bandaged. Let’s take a look at that first.” She unwrapped the bandage, to find healthy pink skin. ‘What the hell? Who wrote this chart and these abrasions?’ Checking against the chart she found one bruise on his chest from the seatbelt, but none of the others listed. Confused, she asked “What happened to you? The doctor who wrote this chart is the best trauma doctor we have. She has never been wrong. What happened to all your injuries?”

“I don’t know. I just woke up this morning. I woke up, talked to Nurse Jessica and my mom. Then my mom went home to get some rest. I had to have some more tests. Then I was brought back here and fell asleep. I woke up and well.. You know from there.” He replied with a little grin at the end.

Thinking about the injuries and the young man’s lack of them, Doris absentmindedly mentioned “Be careful around Nurse Daniels. She isn’t one to be trusted. She acts nice, but please be careful. Ok?” Catching herself at the end, she looked embarrassed and mumbled a quick apology about talking badly about others. Jason quickly told her not to worry, that he appreciated the “heads up” and told the nurse “Thank you for keeping my best interest’s in mind.” As Doris gave Jason his medicine, she brushed his hair off of his forehead in a grandmotherly fashion. He lay back down and quickly appeared to be asleep. Quietly, Doris left the room.

Out at the nurse’s station, Doris was shaken. She had totally misjudged the young man, then she had badmouthed another nurse. What had her more rattled than anything else was the lack of injuries on Jason. Picking up the phone, she dialed down to the ER.

“ER” the voice on the other end stated.

“I need to talk to Doctor Barbara Stinson. This is Doris Williams in ICU. Is she there?”

“Sure Doris, one minute” said the person on the other line and then the phone was playing the hold music that she despised.

After a minute or two, she heard the line pick up “Doris? This is Barbara Stinson. How are you this evening?”

“I am well, thank you for asking. Doctor Stinson. I have a rather odd situation that perhaps you could explain to me. Three days ago a young man was brought in. Jason Andrews. He was unconscious; he had multiple contusions and abrasions. He was also diagnosed with a tumor at the time of admittance. Do you recall this young man?”

“Yes, I recall that young man. He also lost his father in that accident. What is the problem?” Barbara answered.

“Well. He just woke up today. He didn’t have any abrasions or contusions, save one on his chest from the seatbelt. I know you are very good at writing up patients that are admitted. How on earth could this happen? Accelerated healing is not uncommon, but this, this is freaky.” Doris was physically shaking. She asked in a quiet voice “Could you come up and re-examine him? You won’t believe me until you see it.”

Barbara Stinson had never heard Doris like this, not ever. She had been the charge nurse when Barbara was doing her residency here. Doris was always in charge. Management had shuffled Doris off to overnights in ICU when her knees began to bother her. Too many years standing and the rigors of ER nursing had done Doris Williams in. Barbara still liked the crusty old gal and decided she would take this at face value.

“Sure, Doris. I will be up there in, oh lets say, Twenty minutes. I’ll even bring a cup of coffee.”

“Thank you Doctor Stinson. I assure you, that you will be as shocked as I am by this young man.” Doris said and then finished the conversation, hung up the phone and prayed softly that Barbara would add some whisky to the coffee. She felt she would need it.

Chuckling to himself, Jason had heard the whole conversation. Somehow he was able to listen in to Doris and heard the other woman, Doctor Barbara Stinson, discuss his healing. Sobering quickly, he realized that this power was what was healing him. He couldn’t let them know about it. Suddenly, inspiration struck him square between the eyes, the tumor. All he had to do was make the tumor go away, and then the whole incident would be counted off as a mistaken diagnosis. He could walk away from here tomorrow. Thinking about it quickly, he realized that the tumor was the key. If he got rid of it, then there would be no more power. His time was running short as he knew the doctor would be there in less than ten minutes, he began to “view” himself. He saw his body, then as he focused he could see his muscles, then he could see his organs, finally he saw his skeleton. That was too freaky to contemplate. He had to hurry.

Focusing on his head, he looked at the make up of his brain. He couldn’t tell what was what. He thought furiously ‘I wish I could just tune out the rest of the garbage and find the points that I need.’ Suddenly, everything else melted away, leaving the tumor and the area of his brain that was causing the powers. Stunned, he tried the same approach. ‘I wish I could see the specific area that gives me this power.” The tumor faded, leaving the brain and spinal column. A glowing line showed him where the powers originated. Quickly he thought ‘I wish I could make this permanent without the tumor.’ Suddenly the tumor was back, shrinking and fading from sight.

The door of the room opened and a woman that looked to be his mom’s age, walked in with Doris. “Hello Jason. I am Doctor Stinson.” She began.

“Hello Doc. I guess you already know who I am. To what do I owe this honor?”

“Well. Doris called and told me that you didn’t have any scrapes or bruises. It seems a little strange that when you came into the Emergency Room three days ago, you were so banged up we didn’t know which body part to start with. So, may I look you over? While I am doing that do you think you could tell me how you feel as I touch a certain area?” Barbara asked.

“Sure. Just let me know what you find. Aside from Doris, no one has told me anything. It’s sort of like being a mushroom, if you know what I mean?” Jason then tried to listen in on Barbara’s thoughts.

“Let me check you over first. Then we can discuss what is going on with you ok?” Barbara began to lift bandages and view the young man’s body without further comment. ‘What the Hell? Three days ago he looked like a patchwork quilt that had lost a fight with a blender, today he looks like he just got off the beach in Aruba? What happened? I know this is the same guy. Hell. I probably know this guy better than his own mother. So, where are all the bruises?’ She finished checking him over, glanced at Doris with a questioning look, then looked Jason straight in the eye.

“Jason. I see it, but I can barely believe it. Where did all the scrapes and bruises go? Do you have any idea?” She asked quietly.

Holding back the laughter, he put on a straight face and said “I was hoping you could tell me. I wake up and people are telling me left and right I am dying from a tumor, and the accident had beat me up pretty bad. However, I can’t feel a thing wrong with me, well aside from my head hurting every so often.”

Thinking about the ramifications, Barbara asked “Would you mind a CT Scan or an MRI? I would like to check out your body as best as we can. Perhaps you have a hyper-accelerated recovery system. I would like to draw some blood and test it. Would that be alright with you?” internally she thought ‘There is no way this kid could heal himself. It almost sounds like something out of a comic book. Better to have these tests to verify any prognosis with, that and to compare against the pictures and x-rays from his admission records.’

“Do you mean like Wolverine from X-Men? Accelerated Healing? Whoa, that is weird. Umm... Don’t think me too paranoid, but… well… Wouldn’t something like that make people want to experiment on me? Maybe I have watched too many X-Files or read too many sci-fi books. This is starting to worry me. Is there any way that no one else knows about this?” Jason asked with a tinge of worry creeping into his voice.

Barbara sat thinking for a moment. Jason was right. She knew that there were secret programs out there that would love to get their hands on someone like Jason. How could they find out without arousing suspicion? “I’ll tell you what Jason. You bring up some very interesting points. Let me think about it for a couple of days. I will talk to your doctor about releasing you tomorrow, and after you are out of here, we can make arrangements to see about this miraculous healing of yours. Would that be acceptable for you?”

Suddenly, as a flash of insight Jason realized that his blood stream and body were perfectly normal. His powers were doing the healing. Whatever the tests were, they couldn’t expose him. He just had to figure out a way to keep this a secret.

End Chapter 1.