Hexad: the Ward
“She had no inclination to move, but even if she wanted to she would have found it impossible.
Hector, her psychiatrist, the man that watched over her, helped her get well and always insisted on being addressed using his first name, had warned her of the dangers of moving when she had her weekly lumbar puncture. One move as the needle slid between her lower vertebra and she could be paralyzed for life, or worse.
It didn't matter. Why would she want to move? She was a Giver and that was important..., it was what helped her to heal, to let the craziness seep away just like her tainted cerebrospinal fluid. That's what Hector told her, and although at first she didn't believe him, over the weeks and the months there was no longer any doubt that what he told her made sense.
Anyway, the huge Laffer, he of the bushy beard, huge muscles and few words, was holding her down tight in the fetal position on the floor, so there wasn't even any point trying to fight it.
Nurse Emily was carefully letting the fluid collect into a tiny vial as it dripped out of the open end of the long needle.MoreLess
Hector, her psychiatrist, the man that watched over her, helped her get well and always insisted on being addressed using his first name, had warned her of the dangers of moving when she had her weekly lumbar puncture. One move as the needle slid between her lower vertebra and she could be paralyzed for life, or worse.
It didn't matter. Why would she want to move? She was a Giver and that was important..., it was what helped her to heal, to let the craziness seep away just like her tainted cerebrospinal fluid. That's what Hector told her, and although at first she didn't believe him, over the weeks and the months there was no longer any doubt that what he told her made sense.
Anyway, the huge Laffer, he of the bushy beard, huge muscles and few words, was holding her down tight in the fetal position on the floor, so there wasn't even any point trying to fight it.
Nurse Emily was carefully letting the fluid collect into a tiny vial as it dripped out of the open end of the long needle.MoreLess
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