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Post by Jamie Anthony on Jul 7, 2010 18:33:22 GMT -5
Days went by. Soon it had been a week, then two weeks. When almost a month of Jamie being comatose had gone by, Maddie, Marshall, and Gabe were beginning to lose hope that Jamie would ever wake up.
Then, just like that, he did. He had been drifting in and out of consciousness all day, but he was alone when he finally, really woke up. Phonecalls were made, doctors and nurses were in and out of his hospital room, and Jamie remained alone.
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Post by Marshall "Moosh" Gregson on Jul 7, 2010 18:36:41 GMT -5
As usual... Marshall arrived first.
He burst into the room, "Jamie! Jamie they said you were awake and-"
He paused, then quieter, "And to speak calmly and quietly."
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Post by Jamie Anthony on Jul 7, 2010 18:39:10 GMT -5
"Hey Moosh." Jamie's voice was quiet, hoarse and distant.
"How's it hanging?"
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Post by Marshall "Moosh" Gregson on Jul 7, 2010 18:41:37 GMT -5
"You nearly died..." Marshall replied, his voice wavering as if he were about to cry.
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Post by Jamie Anthony on Jul 7, 2010 18:42:44 GMT -5
Jamie closed his eyes, leaning back into his pillow.
"Ancient history. I'm fine now."
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Post by Marshall "Moosh" Gregson on Jul 8, 2010 14:23:52 GMT -5
Marshall sighed, looking like he was preparing himself to say something...
"D... W-... Was this my fault?"
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Post by Jamie Anthony on Jul 8, 2010 14:27:26 GMT -5
For a moment, it seemed like Jamie had fallen asleep. His eyes were still closed and he didn't say anything at first.
"No." He finally spoke.
"I'm the one who took the wrong dose. It was... an accident."
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Post by Marshall "Moosh" Gregson on Jul 8, 2010 14:34:07 GMT -5
"Y...You need to stop then." Moosh said, as if it weren't already obvious...
"Please..."
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Post by Jamie Anthony on Jul 8, 2010 14:36:49 GMT -5
"Look, Moosh." Jamie opened his eyes and looked directly at his friend.
"I've already been detoxed. The doctors did the whole opioid shabang while I was in the coma. Now it's just a matter of staying clean."
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Post by Marshall "Moosh" Gregson on Jul 8, 2010 14:48:49 GMT -5
"Oh." Marshall replied. "Well... That's good."
This was getting awkward.
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Post by Jamie Anthony on Jul 8, 2010 14:53:28 GMT -5
Jamie was never a huge fan of awkward silences.
"It was an accident, Moosh. I swear."
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Post by Marshall "Moosh" Gregson on Jul 8, 2010 14:55:20 GMT -5
"I believe you, I do."
He paused... Then pulled out a few notebooks from his bag.
"Look, I brought you the school work you've missed..."
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Post by Jamie Anthony on Jul 8, 2010 14:57:44 GMT -5
"And here I was thinking I'd get to enjoy summer school." Jamie grumbled and took the books from Marshall.
"Thanks."
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Post by Marshall "Moosh" Gregson on Jul 8, 2010 15:05:34 GMT -5
"Nope."
Marshall laughed a little, which helped ease the tension in the room.
"You just gotta work your way back in."
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Post by Jamie Anthony on Jul 8, 2010 15:14:02 GMT -5
"That'll be easy enough. I was failing everything anyway." Jamie opened one of the notebooks.
"One of the major conflicts in the novel is the disagreement between Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and James Longstreet on how they should fight the battle. What does each man think the army should do and why? What is significant about Longstreet’s plan?" He read.
"Whatever book this is, I didn't read it."
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