Invisible (Updated Version)

Part 2

Dr. Jones simply shook his head and then continued. "What's the last thing you remember, Bree?"

She thought about her answer for a moment. She could tell him the truth or she could just as easily pretend she didn't even remember the crisis. Chances were telling her story wouldn't be worth the risk.

"Leaving English on the fourth." She answered after a moment.

"So I take it you remember where you live and such?"

"Yep."

"Well Bree, it seems your little spell has somewhat affected your short-term memory but it's nothing you should worry about right now. I'm more concerned about your muscles after lying in a bed for a month. As Jace said he found you in the middle of our foyer unconscious. When he brought you here I ran some tests and found out that your power was completely drained. That was almost four weeks ago."

Bree's eyes widened, "Is that even possible?"

"Apparently so. You are a very strong girl, my dear. In any case you shouldn't push yourself too hard unless you want to end up here again."

"So I can go?"

"If you feel okay to walk. I would like to do a few final tests first and have you stay the night until I can get the results but after that you're free to go." The doctor smiled but something deep inside Bree went cold. She nodded and the doctor left her alone to finish his lunch.

After lunch the doctor did his tests. They seemed meaningless enough to Bree so while the doctor fiddled with little wires on his machines and took notes on a clipboard she let her mind drift. When the doctor was finally done all his blood tests and other things he finally spoke, "Now I want to do just a simple power gauge and then you're free to go, Bree."

She pulled back the arm he was reaching to wrap in a cuff and asked, "Exactly what will this power gauge show you?" The fear in her eyes was unmistakable had anyone actually been looking.

"Just if you're at your full strength when it comes to your abilities. I can't very well send you back to class and have you kicked out of the Elites over a simple misunderstanding. You know they're very strict on magical abilities as well as physical, Bree." The doctor continued his pursual of her arm and this time she allowed him to wrap the fabric around her arm.

"So you can't tell how many bars I am?"

"Goodness no. Measuring bars only makes the waiting time for results longer. I'm sure everyone here who needs that information already knows it but if you'd like-"

"NO. I-I mean n-no, thank you. Like you said everyone who needs to know already does."

Finally looking up the doctor squinted at Bree. He looked like he was just about to question her when a voice called out, "Doc?"

"In here, Jace." The doctor called back. He finished securing the cuff and moved back.

Jace carried a huge, bulky machine into the small testing room and laid it down on a table. Reaching to turn on the machine he winked as he caught her staring. "Ready?" He asked with a smirk, trying his best to put her at ease.

Having two sets of eyes trained on her unnerved Bree. Yes, she was a part of the Elites but she did her very best to become an unnoticed, overlooked person. She'd thought it would be hard at first but she soon realized in life people tend to get praised for their accomplishments or picked on for their failures; the people in the middle, well, they become invisible. And Bree liked invisible, she needed it. "So you're just going to see if I'm full strength that's it right? No bars?"