The Aftermath:
Jinx woke to three people standing over him, staring into his face. “Why do all of you look like I am dead?”
“We are surprised you’re not.” Adriana was as cheerful as ever.
“I’ve given you something for the pain. How do you feel?”
Jinx gazed into Sha’non’s eyes. “Wonderful now that you’re here.”
“No pain?” she asked again.
“I’m not sure. I do feel funny, and I am starving. We’ve anything to eat?” He reached up with his right hand and found his glove had been removed. “Shite, where my gloves? You’ve no right to remove my gloves.” He inspected his face with his fingertips and found the right side of his face, including his eye, bandaged. “What happened?” Not waiting for someone to talk, he ran his tongue over the inside of his right cheek and found a hole followed by a b
