Chapter 6
Sue woke up and her vision was hazy. She someone that was tall and had chestnut colored hair. "Oh, of course, it was Reed," she thought. She felt disoriented - out of time and place.
Reed had a paper cup of crushed ice and he carefully applied a small piece to her lip.
It felt shockingly cold but then it had a numbing effect that soothed her swollen lip.
Sue: Whaaa day's et?
Reed: It's Friday the Fifth of October, Sweetie. You're in the hospital because you were in a car accident.
Sue: Urt? Ded I urt som un?
Reed: You broke your collarbone and you split your lip open. The other driver wasn't injured. Don't worry. Everything's gonna be fine.
Sue started to cry. Reed knelt at the side of her bed and wiped away her tears. It had been a hard week but it made Reed more sure than ever that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Sue.
When Sue fell asleep, Reed went down to the lobby and placed a call.
Reed: Hi. Is this Ben?
Ben Grimm: Yeah Reed, it's me.
Reed: Listen, Sue was in a bad car accident and I've been visiting her everyday. I missed two physics lectures. Can you get me the notes?
Ben: Sure buddy, no sweat. Take care of her and take care of yourself.
Reed: Will do, pal. See ya soon.