1st POV
WARNING: IF YOU ARE NOT INTO NEEDLES, SHARP OBJECTS, OR PAINFUL DOCTOR TREATMENTS BE CAUTIOUS OR DON'T READ!!
We went to the pizzeria shop that Jenny's family work/live at. I had to keep Jasper outside that way they won't cause a racket inside, luckily they don't seem to mind or care. When we enter the shop, I examine the scenery. The inside is a lot smaller than I thought it would, there seems to be only four tables with three to four chairs each. The table cloths have bright colors and interesting patterns. Glass-stained lamps hang above each table dangling from the ceiling. The walls are cluttered with framed pictures in a variety of size that you can barley see the wall. All I can conclude in this restaurant is that it gives a rather homey feel. I was about to say something when I a chipper voice from behind the counter that almost sounds like Jenny's, "Welcome to Fish Stew Pizza what would you li-" she stops when she saw Jenny and her friends but continues talking, "Oh! Hey guys, you got back early." She looks past them and sees me, she gives me warm smile, "Hello, are you new here?" I step forward and introduce myself, " Yeah, I'm (f/n) nice to meet you."
"Kiki, you as well." "Hey, where is Gunga?" Jenny asks, " In the back." Kiki replies. I follow the gang to the kitchen and see a old woman that seems to be the size of a child. She seems to be sorting the pizza toppings. "Hey Gunga!" Jenny exclaims, the old lady gives a small but cheerful smile, " Hello granddaughter and her friends." She looks at me, "New meat?" she asks while giving a toothy grin. "Yup, this is (f/n) (l/n) and we were wondering if you have Dr. Maheswaran's phone number." Ms. Pizza takes her phone from her pocket, "I do but what do you need to call her for?" Jenny brings me closer to her and reveals my arm from the bandage. She quietly inspects it and dials on her phone. She tells the doctor of my condition along with some yes and no questions and hangs up, "Dr. Maheswaran will head over in a couple hours. She has a patient with her right now and an appointment after that but will head over as soon as possible." I thank her and the four of us head back outside.
We sat down on a near by bench and just gaze out at the beach, we watch Jasper play around the sand, causing grains of sand fly into the air and land in their hair. "Do you wanna start that tour?" Jenny asks, "U-uh sure." We walked around the town and began our tour.
They introduced Jasper and I to the shops they usually stop at; Funland Arcade, Beach City Walkfries, Fish Stew Pizza, Funland Amusement Park, and The Big Donut. During the tour, I was lucky enough to meet some of the locals; I meet small boy that was teasing Jasper by messing with their spikes and almost snatched my keys. He doesn't say a lot but I later learn that his name is Onion and seems to be Sour Cream's younger half brother, which I later snicker at because of how similar their names are. We later come across a rather.....eccentric guy with odd hair name Ronaldo that was secretly following us only because he curious about Jasper and wanted to study it. After ten minutes of hearing him talk about some theories of rock species and crystal authorities; we were able to break away from him. I was also able to meet a nice and happy man known as Mr. Smiley who runs the amusement park and the arcade. He said I was welcome to either place as long as my 'pet' was kept on a leash and doesn't scare away his customers or effect his business. Lastly I get to meet Sadie and Lars that work together at the donut shop. Sadie seems to be a rather cheerful and funny girl and is a hard worker while Lars on the other hand, well...I guess he is rather passionate on how others views him and tends to forcefully fit in. It was interesting to watch him freeze up and instantly tries to act cool in front of Jenny, Buck, and Sour Cream. Sadie seems to understand and we exchanged looks of agreement only confusing the others.
The five of us head towards the beach and relax along the shore. I take off my shoes and let the water glide through them; I shiver instantly. "W-w-wow, it's a lot colder t-than I thought." "First time near the ocean?" Buck asks, I nod and put my shoes back on. "To be honest, this was not what I was expecting to happen today." Sour Cream says as he stares at the clouds slowly gliding across the sky, I ask puzzled by his comment, "What do you mean?" "I dunno, I guess somehow befriending a random person from a different city and has 'that' as their main reason for getting here." all three of us look at Jasper laying down by our feet. I seem to be more confuse by what Sour Cream is trying to say, " Why do you think that? What's wrong with Jasper?" Sour Cream looks at them, watching them calmly rest on the sand. I look at Sour Cream's eye and see the color in his eyes go a little dark for a second. "Sour Cream?" He lets out a sigh, " About a week ago, he encountered one those things that look like Jasper." Buck explains. " There were two of them." Sour Cream added in a low tone. "Steven and his friends were able to take them down but..." Jenny wanted to continue but couldn't find the words to. I began to worry, "What? They didn't try to hurt you before did they?" "No! It's nothing like that. It's just that...We just haven't met a 'tamed' one before."
Tamed? So they are wild? "What 'are' they exactly?" I ask hesitantly. "To be Frank, we aren't that sure either." Buck says who seems to be gazing out in the horizon, " But they seem to be in some relationship with The Gems." I wanted to ask them more but a part of me wanted to stay quiet and think about it. "What time is it?" Buck asks. Jenny takes out her phone, " We got about 5 minutes left till she gets here." "We should head back then." I suggested, they all agreed and we walk back to the pizzeria.
When Dr. Maheswaran showed up, Kiki gave her a glass of water since she was pretty busy all day, she thanks her comes at my direction. She is a rather tall and intimidating woman, I feel kind of nervous being near her but if she went all this trouble to see me, she's probably a kind person. "You are (f/n) (l/n) correct?" "Yes ma'am." Ma'am? Where did that come from? Am I really that nervous? She didn't seem to pay attention to it and puts her kit on the table and opens it, displaying all sorts of instruments. "I need to see your injuries so may you remove your bandages please?" I nod and did what she asked, it hurt a little bit since it seems to have stick to the cotton wrap but I was able to get it off. She inspects my arm intensely, I look away feeling a little uncomfortable of close she is. Apparently, everyone is looking just as intense as she is only making it more awkward.
The wound seems to have gone red and little swollen. The edges have gotten crusty and I tend to wince in pain when Dr. Maheswaran would add a little pressure to it to test how bad it hurts. She goes to her kit and grabs a couple bottles, cotton balls, string, and a needle. Wait? String?!Needle?! I feel myself sweating profusely, Dr. Maheswaran speaks up, "You have slight infection but nothing too serious. The gashes in your arm seem to be treated well but not perfectly but you seem to know what you were doing the prevent it from getting any worse." I let a sigh of relief, everyone else did too. She continues, " But that doesn't you are out of the woods yet." I felt as if my breathing was cut off, " I need to treat your wound now and seal them up so it could heal faster and properly." She looks pass the kitchen then to Ms. Pizza, " Do you have a room where we can do this privately? I don't want scare away your customers." Ms. Pizza looked at me for a brief second and could read the unsettlement in my eyes but she knew what needs to be done. " Just head up the stairs and go to the second door on the left." Dr. Maheswaran thanks her and requested me to follow her upstairs. I hear the others following as well but Ms. Pizza blocked their path and told them to wait outside, they groan but didn't argue with her.
Dr. Maheswaran and I got to the room that Ms. Pizza suggested that seems to be a bedroom. It was tidy and well kept with some antique items, "Is this Ms. Pizza's room?" I asked without thinking, "Yes, I come here most of time since this is where her main problems are. She would sometimes have a hard time getting out of bed because of her joints or she gets very ill." She sets her equipment on the full size bed that seems to set in with the fluffy comforter. "Come. Sit." She lightly pats her hand on the open space of the bed beside her. I did as she command and mentally prepare for incoming painful treatment. I stare ahead of me and look through the window that shows the sandy beach and crashing ocean. She seem to have pick up of how scared I am, " I know it's going to be painful but luckily you don't need a lot stitches so it will be short." That only seem to calm me down a little bit but I was still on edge since it is still going to hurt. She puts some gloves and soaks a cotton ball with water from her supplies, " I've never seen you before, are you new in town?" She asked out of the blue; probably to help calm me down. I only nod. "Where from?" It took a several seconds to form the words, "E-e-e-empire City..." "Hmph. That's pretty far away. What did you come here for?" She daps the cotton ball on the first gash lightly, I breath in sharply but try to answer her question, " Y-you can say I-I didn't come here by choice." She looks at me puzzled but goes back to what she was doing, "Were you brought here against your will?" "In a way....because of them." I point out the window, she follows it and sees Jasper playing with Jenny, Kiki, Buck, and Sour Cream. Her eyes widen a bit but shakes it off continues her work.
I ask, " Have you seen them before?" She slowly stops on my second gash and goes quiet for a minute, "Dr. Maheswaran?" "...My daughter, Connie, told me about those 'things'." She starts back up on cleaning again, I stay quiet and listen, " She told me that her and her friend encountered them when they were...playing out in the woods. Probably a few weeks ago. Her friend, Steven, sent me pictures of them and...I could only imagine what it was like being near them." I've been listening so intently that I didn't realize that she finished cleaning. Next, she takes out a bottle of Betadine and a needle, " Sour Cream told me that he saw a couple last week at the beach." She nodded silently. She injected the needle in each wound. I thought the water was bad but it didn't compare to this. I can feel tears overflow at the corner of my eyes and I let out a painful groan but I try to clench my teeth to prevent from be any more loud. She constantly wipes away any sight of blood that appeared for a couple minutes. She gets the thread and needle ready once the bleeding ceased. She looks at me worried, " Do you need something to grip on?" A bit of me wanted to say no but I knew that I can't handle this type of pain so I nod and wipe away a tear. She shuffles around her kit and takes out a used stress ball. I clench and unclench it to test its durability, I give her a nod to let her know I was ready.
I watch the needle head towards my skin. As soon as she pierced through and the string glides through my flesh, everything went dark. I wake to Dr. Maheswaran calling out my name and lightly slapping my cheek. I bolted up from and see several stitches from where my wound was. "You past out as soon as I start. I was going to wake you but I thought it would be better to leave you as you were." " U-um, how much do I owe you?" I reach for my pocket but she stopped me, " You don't owe me anything. For this, I will let this slip by but if I see you injured again, you will get charged." "Of course thank you so much." I was pretty relived because I just realized that I didn't bring my wallet. She gives me a soft but tired smile and leaves the room. I get up and look out from the window to see Jasper sitting near the bench they sat at earlier while Jenny and her friends take selfies with them. Are they really dangerous? I hold onto my treated arm slightly clenching my grip. It's so sore.
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