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A letter Part Eight

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Charlie was pale. There were large bags under his eyes and his hands were shaking slightly. As soon as Tom saw Charlie sitting up in his bed he ran forward, hugging the sick looking boy in the hospital bed. Alex and Ed were hot on his heels, and the three boys voicd their relief at seeing their friend awake.

Charlie looked down shyly.

"Hello...." He mumbled.

"Charlie," Ed started slowly, "What do you remember? You know who we are, right?"

"Umm.... Well, you seem vaguely familiar...." Charlie mumbled quietly.
The other three boys exchanged looks.

"You...you don't know who we are?" Alex asked, knowing the answer but fearing the truth.
Charlie shook his head slightly. "Not really. Sorry....."

--------Several hours later---------

Ed watched through the door as Tom and Alex told Charlie stories. He could not hear what his friends were saying, but he could see Charlies face, lit up in awe as he heared stories of his own times shared with these young men he remembered nothing about. The doctor stood with Ed, looking at his face as he watched his friends.

"And you have no idea what's wrong?" Ed asked, sounding desperate but a trace of defeat in his voice.

"I'm afraid not. I've never seen anything like this before."

Tom was jesturing wildly, and Charlie was laughing. A hint of a smile had even touched Alex's mouth. Alex had been caught in a whirlwind of emotions since his best friend had regained consiousness. Although he was hiding it well, Ed could see the faint traces of suppressed pain in Alex.

"I remain hopeful that he will make a full recovery as yet. He has such wonderful friends, and I can't see him having a particularly long or painful road to recovery."

Ed was relieved to hear the doctors positive prognosis for his friend.

He plastered a smile on his face and went to rejoin the noisy group around the bed.
Sorry it's been so long. I kinda lost my enthusiasm for this series. Now I have some great braincrack I want to put in it though, so I'm really excited to see where it goes.
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