False Alarm
“‘. . . in here, that’s right . . .’ She was being lifted up and deposited . . .
A face swam into view.
A face which she recognized, but which shouldn’t be there. Should it? Would it be stupid to ask, ‘Where am I?’ She’d been laid out full length on . . . what? A settee with bumpy cushions. Not at home. So, ‘Where am I?’ She coughed. Cigarette smoke.
The man she recognized said, ‘Are you all right?’ ‘Oliver? What are you doing here?’ ‘Rescuing you, it seems. I turn my back for five minutes . . ....’ She struggled upright. Her head clanged, and she put her hands to it. ‘Oh!’ ‘You banged your head when you fell. Lie still, and we’ll get the paramedics to have a look at you.’ She forced herself to sit upright. The room went fuzzy, and then came into focus. ‘I’m all right. I think. Oliver, what are you doing here?’ Another face swam into view. A girl with hair all over the place, wearing a scared expression. ‘Are you all right? What a fright you gave us!’ Ah.MoreLess
A face swam into view.
A face which she recognized, but which shouldn’t be there. Should it? Would it be stupid to ask, ‘Where am I?’ She’d been laid out full length on . . . what? A settee with bumpy cushions. Not at home. So, ‘Where am I?’ She coughed. Cigarette smoke.
The man she recognized said, ‘Are you all right?’ ‘Oliver? What are you doing here?’ ‘Rescuing you, it seems. I turn my back for five minutes . . ....’ She struggled upright. Her head clanged, and she put her hands to it. ‘Oh!’ ‘You banged your head when you fell. Lie still, and we’ll get the paramedics to have a look at you.’ She forced herself to sit upright. The room went fuzzy, and then came into focus. ‘I’m all right. I think. Oliver, what are you doing here?’ Another face swam into view. A girl with hair all over the place, wearing a scared expression. ‘Are you all right? What a fright you gave us!’ Ah.MoreLess
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