Jessie & The Tornado Ch. 01

"Doctor Wilson, Janice . . . Jessie isn't my fiancé. She has been acting a little strange since . . . well even before the tornado hit. I worried she might have suffered some type of brain injury."

"I HEARD THAT!" Jessie yelled.

I walked a few more feet down the hall.

"Do you think you might need to get someone in to do a full mental evaluation?" I started to ask.

"I HEARD THAT TOO!" Jessie yelled again.

"And just for the record, Sam IS my fiancé. He just doesn't know it yet!"

Janice burst out laughing, and even the doctor had a big grin on his face.

I could feel my face turning red.

"Well, come on nurse," the doctor said, still grinning, "we need to examine the patient so these two can start sorting out their . . . relationship."

When they walked back into Jessie's room, I sat down on a chair in the hall and started reflecting back on how I had gotten to this point.