A few hours later
“Anyone here for a Charles Eppes” asked a nurse with a paper in her hand. Allan and Don along with all his team and terry stood “we are, I’m don his brother this is Allan our father and these are family sorda” a dit don and waited for them to tell him plus about Charlie. “I’m nurse Semins I will be your brother’s nurse for the rest of his stay and well first of all your brother is very lucky” she a dit about to continue to which both David and Colby laughed and she looked at them with a glare. “Sorry” they both apologized “it’s just he doesn’t believe in luck” finished Colby. “Right anyway your brother has sustained a few broken ribs and most of his fingers are broken he is very malnourished and dehydrated and broken toes and leg he has sustained some very serious injuries can toi tell us how he got them” she asked looking at don suspiciously. “He was kidnapped par four guys” Allan a dit rolling his eyes ‘she literately thought don would do this to his little brother’ Allan thought bitterly. “Oh I see anyway he is out of surgery he will be into a recovery room here shortly” she a dit walking away. “That nurse was rude I can’t believe someone like that could even have a degree in medical” mumbled Allan sitting back down. “Its ok dad I would think the same thing if I were her” a dit don with a smile. “well I can’t believe someone like that would be taking care of someone like your brother” David a dit looking at the nurse who was now talking to another family obviously it was bad news par the look on that family’s face ‘ I’m glad Charlie’s going to be fine and not the other way around for that cul, ass that kidnapped him” he shook his head of that thought just the very thought of Charlie dying in a hospital and his abductor living made him angry and he could tell that it made them angry to. “Why do toi think he didn’t recognize us do toi think he nuage have brain damage ou something” Nikki asked out of nowhere and plus concern for Charlie rather than for herself but par the look don gave her she just might wont to rethink her category. Lucky for her Allan spoke up “I don’t know the nurse probably would have told us if there was any chance of it so I don’t think so” he then patted Don on the shoulder and smiled “plus he recognized Donnie so maybe it was stress ou something” he finished par looking at them all with a smile.
An heure later
“Family for Charles Eppes” a dit another nurse a nicer looking nurse. They All stood “that would be us” Allan a dit smiling. “I am nurse McGee toi can call me Carla are all of toi family of Charles ou just good friends” she asked with a smile. “Friends and family actually but I like to L think where all plus like family” a dit Allan with a smile. “I see well lucky for toi guys it’s not a closed ward so toi all should be just fine Charles has been asking for someone is there a Donnie here” Carla asked smiling back at them. “Yes that’s me and he prefers to be called Charlie” don a dit glumly. “Ok then well Charlie has just came out of surgery so he is sore so I suggest no roughhousing with him ou arm-wrestling. He has a few broken fingers some of the fingers on his left hand looked broken but they were just dislocated and his left leg is also broken, as are some of his ribs none of them punctured through to his lungs which is a good thing. His nose is fractured he also showed signs of suffixation due to a near drowning experience and electrocution, he also has some memory loss to account toward having electric wires connected to various parts of his brain, but don’t worry as far as we can tell no brain damage and for that he is very lucky, and he is also very dehydrated and malnourished, so other than the extensive injuries he is fine” she a dit a quick smile and started walking them toward Charlie’s room and stopped short of the room and frowned “I must warn toi he doesn’t look good but don’t worry he will be fine but we are worried about his brain functioning it seems higher than normal but don’t worry it might just because of stres-” she was then interrupted par various peoples laughing “what did I miss something” she asked confused this was bad news maybe she should have waited she was just an intern after all. They all stopped laughing then “sorry Charlie is a known genius so that’s a good thing” a dit don smiling. “OH!!!” Carla a dit and laughed to “WAIT!!! Is he the Charles Eppes the book writer I have his book I didn’t recognize him” she a dit amazed. “yes but I don’t think toi should mention his book until he has his memory back” a dit terry “it might not be good having something else new after meeting us he might want to rest” she a dit a thoughtful expression on her face. “Anyway right this way” a dit Carla a big smile on her face and led them into his room. Once they came in he was a sleep but they figured out very fast that the nurse was right he was pale his leg was covered he had bruises all over him but he looked better than he did when he was in the abandoned house. Allan walked over to a chair and sat down right beside him. “I’ll leave and let ya’ll have some time to yourselves once he wakes up feel free to give him something to drink but just make sure he drinks slow” Carla warned as she left. Don came down and sat right beside him the other FBI agents came closer as well. “Hey buddy how are toi feeling” asked don and was surprise to actually get an answer. “Like I got hit par a bus and it backed up and rolled back over me” Charlie mumbled out sleepily eyes still closed. “You look like it to” answered don in a whisper. “Thanks” Charlie a dit attempting to open his eyes. “Do toi want something to drink” asked Allan smiling at don. “Ummm... sure my throats kinda dry for some reason” Charlie a dit confused. “alright Donnie excuse me I need to get passed you” a dit Allan going to get up as terry walked toward them with a glass of water and a straw “here there is a straw in it didn’t think he could just take the glass in his hands” she a dit smiling at Charlie who looked plus confused and smiled at don. “New girlfriend huh” Charlie asked smiling back at her then looking back to don “no bleach huh well, I guess this one’s an improvement Rachel was stupid although I wouldn’t ever tell toi that but I guess since toi broke up with her it’s ok” he took a drink and looked back at terry and smiled “she made coup de poing at dads house and put bleach in it lucky dad stopped her from drinking it unlucky that she gave some to my dog” Charlie a dit and shook his head at don. Don smiled at him “hey buddy didn’t toi almost drink it and I stopped toi and I thought it was fabric softener” don a dit laughing. “Yes but toi wouldn’t of had to if Rachel didn’t poison it she, came up to me salut Charlie try this it, I was like ok what is it I think it was spring break and don was twenty I was fifteen” Charlie a dit while making a face at don. “I did break up with her after that jour to anyway what an is it” asked don. “Donnie trying to change the subject huh horribly I might add why an and not weather” Charlie asked suspiciously. “Charlie just réponses the question please” don a dit looking innocent. “Why what are toi going to do the last time toi a dit please I ended with a bloodied nose” Charlie a dit even plus suspicious. “I’m not doing anything just tell me the date” a dit don getting a little frustrated. “And toi a dit that last time to well it’s not your birthday and it’s not dads so is it hers cause if so that’s totally not fair we just met” a dit Charlie looking up at don in confusion. “No it’s not her birthday I just want to know what rendez-vous amoureux, date it is genius” a dit don sounding a little too angry on the fact. “Then why did toi say please that alone sends a red alert that you’re up to something dad what’s he up to” a dit Charlie as the rest of the FBI came closer. “He isn’t up to anything son can toi tell me what the rendez-vous amoureux, date is ou how old toi are” asked Allan concern and seriousness in his voice. “Look if I where up to something then it wouldn’t be while toi were in the hospital ok chuck” a dit don trying his best not to be annoyed. “Seriously don don’t call me chuck ou I will call toi Donald” a dit Charlie rolling his eyes. “Then tell me what the rendez-vous amoureux, date is today” a dit don no longer annoyed. “Fine 2004 to be exact October 15, 1999 and dad I’m 21 are toi guys satisfied” asked Charlie looking back at the people who were now right par his lit “hmmm toi guys are agents aren’t toi well I’m Charlie this is my dad Allan I guess this would be a hospital wing and the square root of pi is 1.77245385 but it is actually impossible to determine a square root of an irrational number ou some people think there has actually been arguments that it can actually be determined as of right now there are 4 possible réponses but I won’t bore toi on the subjects of my randomness which I might remind don here that randomness can quantify to anything there for I can in fact be a aléatoire anomaly and don argue the fact with Larry not me unless toi want an argument that I will win” he a dit a big smile on his face looking at don then around the room “sorry I am a math professor and I guess I got carried away that’s it so now what did toi say your name’s are” he then shrug and smiled at their confused faces. “Uhh I’m David this is Colby and her over there is Nikki and that’s terry” David a dit pointing to everyone. “Alright does anyone want anything?” asked Allan getting up and looking at all the agents. “Ya dad coffee cream and splenda” a dit don looking at Charlie. “Just water Mr. Eppes” a dit David sitting down in a chair over par Charlie. “How many times have I told toi to call me Allan, David” a dit Allan shaking his head. “Coffee black thanks Allan” a dit Colby smiling at David. “I’m good thanks though Allan” a dit Nikki with a smile at David. Terry just shook her head “nothing for me thank toi though” she a dit with a smile. “Hey toi all know my dad but I have never met toi guys before wow I must live at CalSci salut where’s Larry normally he would be the first one here and don would be the last one huh an anomaly indeed” a dit Charlie confused. “not true buddy I would be the very first person here but look Charlie toi know all these people David, Colby, Nikki, and terry, toi even know Liz she will be here shortly” a dit don just as an old friend of there came walking through the door “Meghan what are toi doing here I thought toi were off on somewhere in military base’s” asked don just as confused as Charlie as she walked in. “I was don I just got transferred back to LA when I got there I met up with Larry and Amita who told me toi had come here because Charlie had gotten himself kidnapped so we all came here and went to the crime scene Liz told us toi were here so here I am but Amita and Larry’s down helping Allan with drinks but I came up cause I wanted to see how Charlie was Amita wanted to come with me but Larry a dit that she should wait. Me, I couldn’t” a dit Meghan hole explanation over with “so how are you” she asked walking over to Allan’s siège and sitting down. Charlie swallowed hard and looked back at don and then back at Meghan “I’m fine I guess may I ask what your name is again I can’t remember” asked Charlie trying his best to keep up but everything was whirling around in his head the numb3rs the everybody’s name the confusing situation his head was about to burst. “It’s Meghan, Charlie how much pain medication did they put toi on” she asked confused. “Don that’s it this is just some kind of elaborate joke to mess with my head isn’t it well it’s not funny and I don’t know how toi got dad in on it but all of toi need to stop” Charlie raised his voice angrily and looked at everyone to try to see if he could read some of their masked emotion. “Buddy I not playing some joke on toi this is real and they are real they are your friends” a dit don worriedly he had rarely ever seen Charlie angry and right now wasn’t the time ou place to make him angry. “Really your serious I know all these people” Charlie asked astonished “how could I know people from your team when toi wouldn’t even let me near anyone toi knew just yesterday ou how would I forget that we were all Friends when I have just one I think I would remember them if we were Friends cause I have such few people that can actually stand me at one time ou even be in the same room with me” a dit Charlie and looked at their faces and tried to smooth over what he had just a dit just in case he hurt their feelings “sorry I meant no offence I’m sure toi guys are awesome it’s just never mind so we all are Friends right” asked Charlie still very unsure. “Uh ya we all are your friends” a dit Meghan patting his arm. He looked up at her and scanned the room “sorry” Charlie a dit a small smile on his face ‘so I have Friends then cool “can I ask one question then” Charlie asked looking at don. “Sure buddy shoot” a dit don going and sitting on the edge of the bed. “Ok if these guys” he paused a seconde then continued with a smile nodding over to Meghan and Nikki “and girls are my Friends how and when and why can’t I remember and why am I in the hospital at all, what happened earlier she a dit kidnapped but I don’t remember” asked Charlie very confused. “um toi were kidnapped tortured to the point toi thought toi were 12 then 14 now 21 toi met David and terry when toi were 28 and Colby and Meghan when toi were still 28 Liz when toi were 29 and Nikki when toi were 31 toi are 33 now and toi consult for the FBI on the side of working with CalSci” don a dit patting Charlie’s good leg. “wow toi actually let me help toi with the FBI stuff and I’m 33 not 21 cool wow anything else I should know about besides missing 12 years of my life” asked Charlie with a big smile just the thought of making don proud enough to let him help the FBI made him happy. “ya toi bought the house from dad when toi were 28 and toi are” don a dit then stop and coughed where it was impossible to hear him “have a girlfriend” he brought his hand up to distort any intelligible part of the words. “What don seriously are toi four just tell me” a dit Charlie rolling his eyes. Just then a woman with dark hair came in “CHARLIE” she yelled and almost dropped her drink in the rush to get over to him. “What the he—” Charlie was interrupted par a huge hug “DoN sHe Is KiLliNG ME” he gasped out. Don then pulled her off and then she hit him in the shoulder “CHARLES EPPES DON’T toi EVER DON’T THAT TO ME AGAIN” she a dit hitting his shoulder again. “He has broken ribs Amita” don whispered into her ear she then looked very guilty all the other agents kept quiet and stayed that way. “Funny I was just about to tell toi the same thing so what’s your name” he a dit rubbing his shoulder “jeeze I don’t know what I did but sorry owe that really hurt” he a dit grabbing his ribs and coughing just a bit “owe well if my ribs weren’t broken before they defiantly are now is she another friend I don’t know about because if so someone should of told her I’m not big on human contact especially when I’m hurt” he a dit now rubbing his shoulder and side. “what oh Charlie I’m so sorry I didn’t know it’s just I was so worried toi were gone and they went to DC without me and well toi know how I can be when I’m worried” a dit Amita rubbing his shoulder. “Actually I don’t but don might damn I was talking about aléatoire but that was just insane may I ask the name of my attacker please” Charlie a dit smiling and still rubbing the sore spot. “What” Amita asked confused and looked at don and Allan for some clue what was going on. “Your name would be awesome right now if your not going to attack me for asking oh umm I’m not going to banish toi from the room ou anything it’s just I need to know if I recognize it ou anything to which I can calculate why toi just did that. In other terms I curious to why toi just hit me then tackled me in a hug then hit me again” Charlie a dit running his hand through his hair and shook his head “well even if there isn’t any logic to what toi did I would still like to know your name. As don has a dit it way to many times I don’t read people that good so toi have to tell me why toi just did that toi either hate me ou just wanted to see what I would do ou l’amour me to death I can tell toi one thing and that’s, that toi are the first one to do it” he a dit with a smile. “Oh sorry I’m Amita” she a dit with a frown looking at don “your –” she was interrupted par Larry as he came in. “Oh Charles what have toi got yourself into now” a dit Larry shaking his head. “LARRY well evidently this person hates ou loves me to death I haven’t decided which yet, Amita wasn’t it wait Amita Ramanujan back of my class room I have to say this will not improve your grades any but I am thrilled toi came to visit” Charlie smiled and winked at her, the look of her frown deepened “oh I was kidding that will not cause any problems to your grade at all this will actually be our first meeting I’m supposed to be your Theseus advisor and I only had toi in one class last an so you’re ok” he a dit feeling guilty for scaring her. “Charles she is yo—” a dit Larry confused but Amita interrupted him. “Very happy to be your student” Amita finished his sentence. “Your almost as bad as I am” Charlie a dit with a laugh “I mean even I could tell toi were lying now Larry what where toi going to say” he asked looking at him. “Nothing Charles just that she is your Theseus student” he a dit looking innocently. “Don, dad, Colby, David, terry, Meghan are they telling the truth this stuff is starting to give me a head ache I know that dad wouldn’t lie to me while I’m in a hospital lit since I Lost 12 years of my life that I really want back so what was Larry going to say, that Amita didn’t want me to know, toi protect me from everything and I haven’t a dit one word to complain so don’t protect me from my own life it makes me think something really bad happened to me dad please” just to add plus to the guilt trip he chiot dog pouted which made all of them want to tell him. Even Allan after 33 years had found no defense against it “Amita here Amita is your, your dating her she is your girlfriend” a dit Allan hesitantly. “Alright then that’s all, wait what I’m dating a student wait CalSci didn’t feu me ou do they know” a dit Charlie confused. “We waited till I graduated before toi would let me do anything” Amita a dit a shy smile on her face. “Wait before I let toi do anything, I would hope so I mean you’re hot but I wouldn’t risk my job no offense. Well now, I know the reason for toi tackling me” Charlie a dit a big smile on his face. “I thought toi would be plus upset” Amita a dit a little taken back. “I would be if I was dating one of my students but if your graduated them no I’m good with it at least that puts logic at why toi attack hugged me like that” Charlie a dit with a sigh “so what about toi don” he asked looking over at don. “Ya I have a girlfriend to buddy” a dit don looking out the door as if robin would montrer up from her court date. “REALLY” Charlie all but yelled in disbelief. “Ya I have a girlfriend Charlie” a dit don had a spouting of anger and quickly pushed it down this wasn’t the time ou place. “Oh what’s this girl’s name” a dit Charlie a look of disbelief still on his face. “Robin” a dit don proudly and sat in a chair opposite of Charlie’s hospital bed. “Hmmmm” Charlie a dit “I know toi dated terry and whoever that is in the door way” Charlie a dit pointing at Liz. “What makes toi think I dated everyone in the room chuck” don asked in disbelief. “no don not every girl in the room and obviously larry is dating her and toi don’t seem to interested in Amita and I don’t think toi and I would ever rendez-vous amoureux, date that’s just creepy and I don’t think your gay so just terry and her is all I think you’ve dated” Charlie a dit smiling as his older brother blushed. “Shut up chuck” don a dit play hitting him. “Hey don’t call me chuck ou I’ll tell them about wait are toi there boss” Charlie asked staring at everyone in the room. “Yes Charlie I am the boss of David, Colby, and Liz” a dit don rolling his eyes. “Cool” Charlie a dit and looked toward his left grabbing the hospital blanket a look in his eye a dit he was up to mischief “so baseball didn’t turn out damn now I can’t say I’m related to famous Donald Eppes baseball étoile, star exstraordinar” he smiled as he finished looking don in the eye. “No toi don’t chuck” don a dit with a scornful look. “Wait you’re their boss hmmm I could find good use for that” Charlie a dit looking at don gleefully. “No toi don’t get any perks around the FBI your treated like everyone else Charlie” don a dit shaking his head but all his FBI team scoffed. “Oh too bad I had looked vers l'avant, vers l’avant to getting away with stuff” Charlie a dit smiling “all well I suppose I have to go with the little brother policy” he beamed as he a dit this. “And what is the little brother policy” ‘Liz just had to ask’ don thought scornfully. “Oh well the policy goes when I was about I don’t know eight ou so, any way Donnie here was 13 it was my eighth birthday no Friends came but don’s Friends did so mom made a policy called the little brother policy where I could follow him if I wanted to and other stuff and if I didn’t get caught” Charlie a dit and don shook his head annoyingly “I mean it wasn’t like I was trying to annoy toi don it just worked that way. Any way don’s Friends came to my birthday and a kid from around the block about my age maybe a little older but any way they all came accueil early to decorate I went to the store with dad to I don’t really remember what we were there to buy, I mean it was my birthday but I wasn’t all to excited” during Charlie’s explanation Allan stepped out he wasn’t all that fond of Charlie’s eighth birthday party so he went to go get a cup of coffee.
Charlie continued his story “any way dad told me to pick up some eggs I so I went to get eggs after we got all the grocery’s we went accueil to find the place a complete mess don was trying to help clean the floors of water and dissolved paper and all I could do was” Charlie actually smiled at this part “was look at the paper dissolving I know that seems stupid I should have been upset that my decorations and presents were destroyed and the cake had been demolished but really cake and presents were the last thing on my mind my mom thought I was upset so did dad and don but it was strange my mind exploded once I saw the paper dissolving any way I ran to my room and shut the door and did equations the rest of the evening. Once I explained this to my mom she made the little brother policy that if ever a crisis just call don to mess up whatever it is ou just bug him to let me do it and on my birthday I can follow him around if I wanted to as long as it wasn’t dangerous” Charlie smiled at don “huh big bro” he a dit laughing. “No Charlie I’m not about to mess up this room for toi ou give toi paper” don a dit glaring at Charlie. “Awe but Donnie, ‘actually toi might not have to because I since danger’” Charlie whispered to don and sure enough someone who did not look anything like a doctor walked in. “hello agents and professors I am doctor Abbeys if I could ask toi to leave me and doctor Eppes alone for a few minutes please” a dit the doctor. “Umm this agent is my brother I would prefer if he stay” Charlie a dit nervously. “Umm I would prefer if they all were out of this room and tested before anyone else comes down with a staph infection I suggest” the doctor cautioned. “It’s all right buddy we will be right back” don a dit and Charlie nodded as they all walked out of the room. “Don something’s not right about that doctor” David said. “Ya I got that feeling to” don a dit nodding. “No don what David’s trying to say is he kicked us out of the room to get check out for staph” Colby was at a loss of words right now. “what these to are trying to say is he didn’t have any protective gear on if he was really worried about the staph infection wouldn’t he have something on to protect himself instead of shooing us out” Meghan finished and turned around abruptly “I mean he told us he was a doctor but I didn’t see any credentials nor did he say the type of staph” she a dit don stopped walking and started back to the room. He swung the door open Charlie appeared to be sleeping the so called doctor putting something in the VI unit “what are toi putting in his IV” don asked as calmly as he could. “agent Eppes I didn’t expect toi back for a while now did toi get tested were toi clear” the doctor began to look nervous. “no I was not tested where toi cause let me tell toi I don’t see toi to worried about the staph infection and what type of staph infection is it” don a dit closing distance. “Oh what kind it’s a very rare form it’s hard to explain toi wouldn’t understand it if I told you” the doctor gave a nervous laugh. “Ok then what are toi giving him” don asked calmly and intently. “Oh just something take the edge off” just about the time the doctor a dit that Charlie began thrashing unconsciously ripping the IV out don lifted his gun. “Get away from him ou I’ll shoot” the doctor raised is hands and put down the needle. “Meghan Amita get help now” don a dit it low and calmly and suddenly Charlie sat up and looked straight at don then fell back to the lit hitting his head on the railing and a pause on the monitor then along BEEP “David cuff him Colby help me get Charlie on the floor for CPR” don a dit and threw handcuffs at David. “I’m telling toi I am a doctor” the so called doctor yelled as nurse’s and other doctors rushed in. “crashing my count one two three clear” a dit one of the doctor. “He’s still crashing doctor” a dit the nurse’s all don could do was stare. “Again charge one two three clear” the doctor a dit again don blinked and had a feeling of losing hope and for a seconde thought he could see his brother stand over himself and looking at him smiling. “One plus time then call it clear” don blinked again and Charlie was gone as the beeps started to get rhythm back and the doctor and don sighed with relief. “Help me get him back on the bed” the doctor a dit as he and an orderly helped put him to bed. “Hey doctor Adams could toi tell me if this is a doctor from here” don asked obviously angry. “Not that I’m aware of I haven’t seen him before” a dit the doctor confused “any way your brother he is lucky we got here in time that and that toi were here were going to have to fix the IV and drawl some blood but other than that I think he will be ok I believe what this guy gave him was a little bit of an over dose on anesthetics. “Thanks David take him in and book him” a dit don they all stopped dead in their tracks when they heard a laugh that wasn’t there’s it was Charlie’s. “Don toi just a dit book him toi a dit just the other jour when toi heard agent Merck say it that toi would never say it again” Charlie kept laughing which made everyone else smile. “Good to see toi buddy” don a dit with a smile. “Good can I just ask what happened how did I get here and all that stuff cause I have to be honest I do not remember” Charlie was smiling through the pain everyone could see that. “Well what do toi remember buddy” don asked still smiling smacking emotions better than Charlie. “just a lot of video’s from when we were younger and some guy’s I could swear to it but I won’t cause I’m not ready to bet with Colby ou David on it that they were supposed to be in jail and that’s it” Charlie a dit smiling. “How old are you” asked don. “Why do I get the feeling toi asked me this before” Charlie asked. “Please just answer the question man” David a dit sound exacerbated. “Ummm ok 33 why” Charlie’s smiling wavered for a second. “Just been a long week that’s all” terry answered. “TERRY what are toi doing here” Charlie a dit excited to see an old friend. “Just came to check on you, toi had quite a nasty week” she answered smiling.
As the weeks went par Charlie started to improve and par the end of the seconde papillon de nuit he could lift his chalk broads all over and the welcome accueil party wasn’t all that bad either especially when the house flooded and paper dissolved but granger did it on purpose remembering the story Charlie told in the hospital it was a best an one
The end
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“Anyone here for a Charles Eppes” asked a nurse with a paper in her hand. Allan and Don along with all his team and terry stood “we are, I’m don his brother this is Allan our father and these are family sorda” a dit don and waited for them to tell him plus about Charlie. “I’m nurse Semins I will be your brother’s nurse for the rest of his stay and well first of all your brother is very lucky” she a dit about to continue to which both David and Colby laughed and she looked at them with a glare. “Sorry” they both apologized “it’s just he doesn’t believe in luck” finished Colby. “Right anyway your brother has sustained a few broken ribs and most of his fingers are broken he is very malnourished and dehydrated and broken toes and leg he has sustained some very serious injuries can toi tell us how he got them” she asked looking at don suspiciously. “He was kidnapped par four guys” Allan a dit rolling his eyes ‘she literately thought don would do this to his little brother’ Allan thought bitterly. “Oh I see anyway he is out of surgery he will be into a recovery room here shortly” she a dit walking away. “That nurse was rude I can’t believe someone like that could even have a degree in medical” mumbled Allan sitting back down. “Its ok dad I would think the same thing if I were her” a dit don with a smile. “well I can’t believe someone like that would be taking care of someone like your brother” David a dit looking at the nurse who was now talking to another family obviously it was bad news par the look on that family’s face ‘ I’m glad Charlie’s going to be fine and not the other way around for that cul, ass that kidnapped him” he shook his head of that thought just the very thought of Charlie dying in a hospital and his abductor living made him angry and he could tell that it made them angry to. “Why do toi think he didn’t recognize us do toi think he nuage have brain damage ou something” Nikki asked out of nowhere and plus concern for Charlie rather than for herself but par the look don gave her she just might wont to rethink her category. Lucky for her Allan spoke up “I don’t know the nurse probably would have told us if there was any chance of it so I don’t think so” he then patted Don on the shoulder and smiled “plus he recognized Donnie so maybe it was stress ou something” he finished par looking at them all with a smile.
An heure later
“Family for Charles Eppes” a dit another nurse a nicer looking nurse. They All stood “that would be us” Allan a dit smiling. “I am nurse McGee toi can call me Carla are all of toi family of Charles ou just good friends” she asked with a smile. “Friends and family actually but I like to L think where all plus like family” a dit Allan with a smile. “I see well lucky for toi guys it’s not a closed ward so toi all should be just fine Charles has been asking for someone is there a Donnie here” Carla asked smiling back at them. “Yes that’s me and he prefers to be called Charlie” don a dit glumly. “Ok then well Charlie has just came out of surgery so he is sore so I suggest no roughhousing with him ou arm-wrestling. He has a few broken fingers some of the fingers on his left hand looked broken but they were just dislocated and his left leg is also broken, as are some of his ribs none of them punctured through to his lungs which is a good thing. His nose is fractured he also showed signs of suffixation due to a near drowning experience and electrocution, he also has some memory loss to account toward having electric wires connected to various parts of his brain, but don’t worry as far as we can tell no brain damage and for that he is very lucky, and he is also very dehydrated and malnourished, so other than the extensive injuries he is fine” she a dit a quick smile and started walking them toward Charlie’s room and stopped short of the room and frowned “I must warn toi he doesn’t look good but don’t worry he will be fine but we are worried about his brain functioning it seems higher than normal but don’t worry it might just because of stres-” she was then interrupted par various peoples laughing “what did I miss something” she asked confused this was bad news maybe she should have waited she was just an intern after all. They all stopped laughing then “sorry Charlie is a known genius so that’s a good thing” a dit don smiling. “OH!!!” Carla a dit and laughed to “WAIT!!! Is he the Charles Eppes the book writer I have his book I didn’t recognize him” she a dit amazed. “yes but I don’t think toi should mention his book until he has his memory back” a dit terry “it might not be good having something else new after meeting us he might want to rest” she a dit a thoughtful expression on her face. “Anyway right this way” a dit Carla a big smile on her face and led them into his room. Once they came in he was a sleep but they figured out very fast that the nurse was right he was pale his leg was covered he had bruises all over him but he looked better than he did when he was in the abandoned house. Allan walked over to a chair and sat down right beside him. “I’ll leave and let ya’ll have some time to yourselves once he wakes up feel free to give him something to drink but just make sure he drinks slow” Carla warned as she left. Don came down and sat right beside him the other FBI agents came closer as well. “Hey buddy how are toi feeling” asked don and was surprise to actually get an answer. “Like I got hit par a bus and it backed up and rolled back over me” Charlie mumbled out sleepily eyes still closed. “You look like it to” answered don in a whisper. “Thanks” Charlie a dit attempting to open his eyes. “Do toi want something to drink” asked Allan smiling at don. “Ummm... sure my throats kinda dry for some reason” Charlie a dit confused. “alright Donnie excuse me I need to get passed you” a dit Allan going to get up as terry walked toward them with a glass of water and a straw “here there is a straw in it didn’t think he could just take the glass in his hands” she a dit smiling at Charlie who looked plus confused and smiled at don. “New girlfriend huh” Charlie asked smiling back at her then looking back to don “no bleach huh well, I guess this one’s an improvement Rachel was stupid although I wouldn’t ever tell toi that but I guess since toi broke up with her it’s ok” he took a drink and looked back at terry and smiled “she made coup de poing at dads house and put bleach in it lucky dad stopped her from drinking it unlucky that she gave some to my dog” Charlie a dit and shook his head at don. Don smiled at him “hey buddy didn’t toi almost drink it and I stopped toi and I thought it was fabric softener” don a dit laughing. “Yes but toi wouldn’t of had to if Rachel didn’t poison it she, came up to me salut Charlie try this it, I was like ok what is it I think it was spring break and don was twenty I was fifteen” Charlie a dit while making a face at don. “I did break up with her after that jour to anyway what an is it” asked don. “Donnie trying to change the subject huh horribly I might add why an and not weather” Charlie asked suspiciously. “Charlie just réponses the question please” don a dit looking innocent. “Why what are toi going to do the last time toi a dit please I ended with a bloodied nose” Charlie a dit even plus suspicious. “I’m not doing anything just tell me the date” a dit don getting a little frustrated. “And toi a dit that last time to well it’s not your birthday and it’s not dads so is it hers cause if so that’s totally not fair we just met” a dit Charlie looking up at don in confusion. “No it’s not her birthday I just want to know what rendez-vous amoureux, date it is genius” a dit don sounding a little too angry on the fact. “Then why did toi say please that alone sends a red alert that you’re up to something dad what’s he up to” a dit Charlie as the rest of the FBI came closer. “He isn’t up to anything son can toi tell me what the rendez-vous amoureux, date is ou how old toi are” asked Allan concern and seriousness in his voice. “Look if I where up to something then it wouldn’t be while toi were in the hospital ok chuck” a dit don trying his best not to be annoyed. “Seriously don don’t call me chuck ou I will call toi Donald” a dit Charlie rolling his eyes. “Then tell me what the rendez-vous amoureux, date is today” a dit don no longer annoyed. “Fine 2004 to be exact October 15, 1999 and dad I’m 21 are toi guys satisfied” asked Charlie looking back at the people who were now right par his lit “hmmm toi guys are agents aren’t toi well I’m Charlie this is my dad Allan I guess this would be a hospital wing and the square root of pi is 1.77245385 but it is actually impossible to determine a square root of an irrational number ou some people think there has actually been arguments that it can actually be determined as of right now there are 4 possible réponses but I won’t bore toi on the subjects of my randomness which I might remind don here that randomness can quantify to anything there for I can in fact be a aléatoire anomaly and don argue the fact with Larry not me unless toi want an argument that I will win” he a dit a big smile on his face looking at don then around the room “sorry I am a math professor and I guess I got carried away that’s it so now what did toi say your name’s are” he then shrug and smiled at their confused faces. “Uhh I’m David this is Colby and her over there is Nikki and that’s terry” David a dit pointing to everyone. “Alright does anyone want anything?” asked Allan getting up and looking at all the agents. “Ya dad coffee cream and splenda” a dit don looking at Charlie. “Just water Mr. Eppes” a dit David sitting down in a chair over par Charlie. “How many times have I told toi to call me Allan, David” a dit Allan shaking his head. “Coffee black thanks Allan” a dit Colby smiling at David. “I’m good thanks though Allan” a dit Nikki with a smile at David. Terry just shook her head “nothing for me thank toi though” she a dit with a smile. “Hey toi all know my dad but I have never met toi guys before wow I must live at CalSci salut where’s Larry normally he would be the first one here and don would be the last one huh an anomaly indeed” a dit Charlie confused. “not true buddy I would be the very first person here but look Charlie toi know all these people David, Colby, Nikki, and terry, toi even know Liz she will be here shortly” a dit don just as an old friend of there came walking through the door “Meghan what are toi doing here I thought toi were off on somewhere in military base’s” asked don just as confused as Charlie as she walked in. “I was don I just got transferred back to LA when I got there I met up with Larry and Amita who told me toi had come here because Charlie had gotten himself kidnapped so we all came here and went to the crime scene Liz told us toi were here so here I am but Amita and Larry’s down helping Allan with drinks but I came up cause I wanted to see how Charlie was Amita wanted to come with me but Larry a dit that she should wait. Me, I couldn’t” a dit Meghan hole explanation over with “so how are you” she asked walking over to Allan’s siège and sitting down. Charlie swallowed hard and looked back at don and then back at Meghan “I’m fine I guess may I ask what your name is again I can’t remember” asked Charlie trying his best to keep up but everything was whirling around in his head the numb3rs the everybody’s name the confusing situation his head was about to burst. “It’s Meghan, Charlie how much pain medication did they put toi on” she asked confused. “Don that’s it this is just some kind of elaborate joke to mess with my head isn’t it well it’s not funny and I don’t know how toi got dad in on it but all of toi need to stop” Charlie raised his voice angrily and looked at everyone to try to see if he could read some of their masked emotion. “Buddy I not playing some joke on toi this is real and they are real they are your friends” a dit don worriedly he had rarely ever seen Charlie angry and right now wasn’t the time ou place to make him angry. “Really your serious I know all these people” Charlie asked astonished “how could I know people from your team when toi wouldn’t even let me near anyone toi knew just yesterday ou how would I forget that we were all Friends when I have just one I think I would remember them if we were Friends cause I have such few people that can actually stand me at one time ou even be in the same room with me” a dit Charlie and looked at their faces and tried to smooth over what he had just a dit just in case he hurt their feelings “sorry I meant no offence I’m sure toi guys are awesome it’s just never mind so we all are Friends right” asked Charlie still very unsure. “Uh ya we all are your friends” a dit Meghan patting his arm. He looked up at her and scanned the room “sorry” Charlie a dit a small smile on his face ‘so I have Friends then cool “can I ask one question then” Charlie asked looking at don. “Sure buddy shoot” a dit don going and sitting on the edge of the bed. “Ok if these guys” he paused a seconde then continued with a smile nodding over to Meghan and Nikki “and girls are my Friends how and when and why can’t I remember and why am I in the hospital at all, what happened earlier she a dit kidnapped but I don’t remember” asked Charlie very confused. “um toi were kidnapped tortured to the point toi thought toi were 12 then 14 now 21 toi met David and terry when toi were 28 and Colby and Meghan when toi were still 28 Liz when toi were 29 and Nikki when toi were 31 toi are 33 now and toi consult for the FBI on the side of working with CalSci” don a dit patting Charlie’s good leg. “wow toi actually let me help toi with the FBI stuff and I’m 33 not 21 cool wow anything else I should know about besides missing 12 years of my life” asked Charlie with a big smile just the thought of making don proud enough to let him help the FBI made him happy. “ya toi bought the house from dad when toi were 28 and toi are” don a dit then stop and coughed where it was impossible to hear him “have a girlfriend” he brought his hand up to distort any intelligible part of the words. “What don seriously are toi four just tell me” a dit Charlie rolling his eyes. Just then a woman with dark hair came in “CHARLIE” she yelled and almost dropped her drink in the rush to get over to him. “What the he—” Charlie was interrupted par a huge hug “DoN sHe Is KiLliNG ME” he gasped out. Don then pulled her off and then she hit him in the shoulder “CHARLES EPPES DON’T toi EVER DON’T THAT TO ME AGAIN” she a dit hitting his shoulder again. “He has broken ribs Amita” don whispered into her ear she then looked very guilty all the other agents kept quiet and stayed that way. “Funny I was just about to tell toi the same thing so what’s your name” he a dit rubbing his shoulder “jeeze I don’t know what I did but sorry owe that really hurt” he a dit grabbing his ribs and coughing just a bit “owe well if my ribs weren’t broken before they defiantly are now is she another friend I don’t know about because if so someone should of told her I’m not big on human contact especially when I’m hurt” he a dit now rubbing his shoulder and side. “what oh Charlie I’m so sorry I didn’t know it’s just I was so worried toi were gone and they went to DC without me and well toi know how I can be when I’m worried” a dit Amita rubbing his shoulder. “Actually I don’t but don might damn I was talking about aléatoire but that was just insane may I ask the name of my attacker please” Charlie a dit smiling and still rubbing the sore spot. “What” Amita asked confused and looked at don and Allan for some clue what was going on. “Your name would be awesome right now if your not going to attack me for asking oh umm I’m not going to banish toi from the room ou anything it’s just I need to know if I recognize it ou anything to which I can calculate why toi just did that. In other terms I curious to why toi just hit me then tackled me in a hug then hit me again” Charlie a dit running his hand through his hair and shook his head “well even if there isn’t any logic to what toi did I would still like to know your name. As don has a dit it way to many times I don’t read people that good so toi have to tell me why toi just did that toi either hate me ou just wanted to see what I would do ou l’amour me to death I can tell toi one thing and that’s, that toi are the first one to do it” he a dit with a smile. “Oh sorry I’m Amita” she a dit with a frown looking at don “your –” she was interrupted par Larry as he came in. “Oh Charles what have toi got yourself into now” a dit Larry shaking his head. “LARRY well evidently this person hates ou loves me to death I haven’t decided which yet, Amita wasn’t it wait Amita Ramanujan back of my class room I have to say this will not improve your grades any but I am thrilled toi came to visit” Charlie smiled and winked at her, the look of her frown deepened “oh I was kidding that will not cause any problems to your grade at all this will actually be our first meeting I’m supposed to be your Theseus advisor and I only had toi in one class last an so you’re ok” he a dit feeling guilty for scaring her. “Charles she is yo—” a dit Larry confused but Amita interrupted him. “Very happy to be your student” Amita finished his sentence. “Your almost as bad as I am” Charlie a dit with a laugh “I mean even I could tell toi were lying now Larry what where toi going to say” he asked looking at him. “Nothing Charles just that she is your Theseus student” he a dit looking innocently. “Don, dad, Colby, David, terry, Meghan are they telling the truth this stuff is starting to give me a head ache I know that dad wouldn’t lie to me while I’m in a hospital lit since I Lost 12 years of my life that I really want back so what was Larry going to say, that Amita didn’t want me to know, toi protect me from everything and I haven’t a dit one word to complain so don’t protect me from my own life it makes me think something really bad happened to me dad please” just to add plus to the guilt trip he chiot dog pouted which made all of them want to tell him. Even Allan after 33 years had found no defense against it “Amita here Amita is your, your dating her she is your girlfriend” a dit Allan hesitantly. “Alright then that’s all, wait what I’m dating a student wait CalSci didn’t feu me ou do they know” a dit Charlie confused. “We waited till I graduated before toi would let me do anything” Amita a dit a shy smile on her face. “Wait before I let toi do anything, I would hope so I mean you’re hot but I wouldn’t risk my job no offense. Well now, I know the reason for toi tackling me” Charlie a dit a big smile on his face. “I thought toi would be plus upset” Amita a dit a little taken back. “I would be if I was dating one of my students but if your graduated them no I’m good with it at least that puts logic at why toi attack hugged me like that” Charlie a dit with a sigh “so what about toi don” he asked looking over at don. “Ya I have a girlfriend to buddy” a dit don looking out the door as if robin would montrer up from her court date. “REALLY” Charlie all but yelled in disbelief. “Ya I have a girlfriend Charlie” a dit don had a spouting of anger and quickly pushed it down this wasn’t the time ou place. “Oh what’s this girl’s name” a dit Charlie a look of disbelief still on his face. “Robin” a dit don proudly and sat in a chair opposite of Charlie’s hospital bed. “Hmmmm” Charlie a dit “I know toi dated terry and whoever that is in the door way” Charlie a dit pointing at Liz. “What makes toi think I dated everyone in the room chuck” don asked in disbelief. “no don not every girl in the room and obviously larry is dating her and toi don’t seem to interested in Amita and I don’t think toi and I would ever rendez-vous amoureux, date that’s just creepy and I don’t think your gay so just terry and her is all I think you’ve dated” Charlie a dit smiling as his older brother blushed. “Shut up chuck” don a dit play hitting him. “Hey don’t call me chuck ou I’ll tell them about wait are toi there boss” Charlie asked staring at everyone in the room. “Yes Charlie I am the boss of David, Colby, and Liz” a dit don rolling his eyes. “Cool” Charlie a dit and looked toward his left grabbing the hospital blanket a look in his eye a dit he was up to mischief “so baseball didn’t turn out damn now I can’t say I’m related to famous Donald Eppes baseball étoile, star exstraordinar” he smiled as he finished looking don in the eye. “No toi don’t chuck” don a dit with a scornful look. “Wait you’re their boss hmmm I could find good use for that” Charlie a dit looking at don gleefully. “No toi don’t get any perks around the FBI your treated like everyone else Charlie” don a dit shaking his head but all his FBI team scoffed. “Oh too bad I had looked vers l'avant, vers l’avant to getting away with stuff” Charlie a dit smiling “all well I suppose I have to go with the little brother policy” he beamed as he a dit this. “And what is the little brother policy” ‘Liz just had to ask’ don thought scornfully. “Oh well the policy goes when I was about I don’t know eight ou so, any way Donnie here was 13 it was my eighth birthday no Friends came but don’s Friends did so mom made a policy called the little brother policy where I could follow him if I wanted to and other stuff and if I didn’t get caught” Charlie a dit and don shook his head annoyingly “I mean it wasn’t like I was trying to annoy toi don it just worked that way. Any way don’s Friends came to my birthday and a kid from around the block about my age maybe a little older but any way they all came accueil early to decorate I went to the store with dad to I don’t really remember what we were there to buy, I mean it was my birthday but I wasn’t all to excited” during Charlie’s explanation Allan stepped out he wasn’t all that fond of Charlie’s eighth birthday party so he went to go get a cup of coffee.
Charlie continued his story “any way dad told me to pick up some eggs I so I went to get eggs after we got all the grocery’s we went accueil to find the place a complete mess don was trying to help clean the floors of water and dissolved paper and all I could do was” Charlie actually smiled at this part “was look at the paper dissolving I know that seems stupid I should have been upset that my decorations and presents were destroyed and the cake had been demolished but really cake and presents were the last thing on my mind my mom thought I was upset so did dad and don but it was strange my mind exploded once I saw the paper dissolving any way I ran to my room and shut the door and did equations the rest of the evening. Once I explained this to my mom she made the little brother policy that if ever a crisis just call don to mess up whatever it is ou just bug him to let me do it and on my birthday I can follow him around if I wanted to as long as it wasn’t dangerous” Charlie smiled at don “huh big bro” he a dit laughing. “No Charlie I’m not about to mess up this room for toi ou give toi paper” don a dit glaring at Charlie. “Awe but Donnie, ‘actually toi might not have to because I since danger’” Charlie whispered to don and sure enough someone who did not look anything like a doctor walked in. “hello agents and professors I am doctor Abbeys if I could ask toi to leave me and doctor Eppes alone for a few minutes please” a dit the doctor. “Umm this agent is my brother I would prefer if he stay” Charlie a dit nervously. “Umm I would prefer if they all were out of this room and tested before anyone else comes down with a staph infection I suggest” the doctor cautioned. “It’s all right buddy we will be right back” don a dit and Charlie nodded as they all walked out of the room. “Don something’s not right about that doctor” David said. “Ya I got that feeling to” don a dit nodding. “No don what David’s trying to say is he kicked us out of the room to get check out for staph” Colby was at a loss of words right now. “what these to are trying to say is he didn’t have any protective gear on if he was really worried about the staph infection wouldn’t he have something on to protect himself instead of shooing us out” Meghan finished and turned around abruptly “I mean he told us he was a doctor but I didn’t see any credentials nor did he say the type of staph” she a dit don stopped walking and started back to the room. He swung the door open Charlie appeared to be sleeping the so called doctor putting something in the VI unit “what are toi putting in his IV” don asked as calmly as he could. “agent Eppes I didn’t expect toi back for a while now did toi get tested were toi clear” the doctor began to look nervous. “no I was not tested where toi cause let me tell toi I don’t see toi to worried about the staph infection and what type of staph infection is it” don a dit closing distance. “Oh what kind it’s a very rare form it’s hard to explain toi wouldn’t understand it if I told you” the doctor gave a nervous laugh. “Ok then what are toi giving him” don asked calmly and intently. “Oh just something take the edge off” just about the time the doctor a dit that Charlie began thrashing unconsciously ripping the IV out don lifted his gun. “Get away from him ou I’ll shoot” the doctor raised is hands and put down the needle. “Meghan Amita get help now” don a dit it low and calmly and suddenly Charlie sat up and looked straight at don then fell back to the lit hitting his head on the railing and a pause on the monitor then along BEEP “David cuff him Colby help me get Charlie on the floor for CPR” don a dit and threw handcuffs at David. “I’m telling toi I am a doctor” the so called doctor yelled as nurse’s and other doctors rushed in. “crashing my count one two three clear” a dit one of the doctor. “He’s still crashing doctor” a dit the nurse’s all don could do was stare. “Again charge one two three clear” the doctor a dit again don blinked and had a feeling of losing hope and for a seconde thought he could see his brother stand over himself and looking at him smiling. “One plus time then call it clear” don blinked again and Charlie was gone as the beeps started to get rhythm back and the doctor and don sighed with relief. “Help me get him back on the bed” the doctor a dit as he and an orderly helped put him to bed. “Hey doctor Adams could toi tell me if this is a doctor from here” don asked obviously angry. “Not that I’m aware of I haven’t seen him before” a dit the doctor confused “any way your brother he is lucky we got here in time that and that toi were here were going to have to fix the IV and drawl some blood but other than that I think he will be ok I believe what this guy gave him was a little bit of an over dose on anesthetics. “Thanks David take him in and book him” a dit don they all stopped dead in their tracks when they heard a laugh that wasn’t there’s it was Charlie’s. “Don toi just a dit book him toi a dit just the other jour when toi heard agent Merck say it that toi would never say it again” Charlie kept laughing which made everyone else smile. “Good to see toi buddy” don a dit with a smile. “Good can I just ask what happened how did I get here and all that stuff cause I have to be honest I do not remember” Charlie was smiling through the pain everyone could see that. “Well what do toi remember buddy” don asked still smiling smacking emotions better than Charlie. “just a lot of video’s from when we were younger and some guy’s I could swear to it but I won’t cause I’m not ready to bet with Colby ou David on it that they were supposed to be in jail and that’s it” Charlie a dit smiling. “How old are you” asked don. “Why do I get the feeling toi asked me this before” Charlie asked. “Please just answer the question man” David a dit sound exacerbated. “Ummm ok 33 why” Charlie’s smiling wavered for a second. “Just been a long week that’s all” terry answered. “TERRY what are toi doing here” Charlie a dit excited to see an old friend. “Just came to check on you, toi had quite a nasty week” she answered smiling.
As the weeks went par Charlie started to improve and par the end of the seconde papillon de nuit he could lift his chalk broads all over and the welcome accueil party wasn’t all that bad either especially when the house flooded and paper dissolved but granger did it on purpose remembering the story Charlie told in the hospital it was a best an one
The end
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