Before Wolf could say any more, he woke up again, feeling no pain. How long did he asleep? He realized that he had been wheeled into a room and stripped of the rest of his clothes. He felt a pinprick in the inside of his elbow, and heard a voice say, "Time to say nighty night."
Wolf heard voices, definitely a woman's voice, "Wolf, can you hear me. You can open your eyes." It was a nurse, "Good, how do you feel."
"OK." Wolf barely croaked out; he had an unbearably scratchy throat. But at least he was on his back, "What happen..."
"We had to operate on your back, son," said a man's voice. He came into Wolf's view wearing green scrubs. He extended his hand to check Wolf's eyes, "Hello, I'm Dr. Belvin. Can you wiggle your toes? Good."
In truth Wolf couldn't feel his toes. He complained, "I
