It wasn’t long till the nurse returned with a companion in tow with that same reassuring smile all medical people wore when something bad was happening. Lying down upon the bunk, her head pounding away in protest of movement, Chris looked on in foggy fascination as the man’s fingers each split apart above her belly. 

“What!?” Chris decided that that was a truly horrifying thing to see.

“Don’t worry.” The man with split fingers said as he moved them around just above her skin. “I’m just repairing the ruptured blood vessels. You might feel a slight tingling sensation around the affected area.”

After about a minute of strange tingling the healing person was satisfied with their work and mercifully put their fingers back together, Chris knew she was going have nightmares about that tonight.

“Is that it then?” Chris asked with a tentative smile. “All done and I can go?”

“Not quite.” The nurse spoke as the healing person left. “We’ll need to keep you in for a while and monitor you condition for a little while but we should be able to discharge you shortly. The swelling should go down by tomorrow evening as the body absorbs the blood back into your system, and the bruising will disappear in about 2 weeks.”

Chris nodded as the nurse explained feeling relieved that she hadn’t needed surgery or anything, although it did mean she wouldn’t be able to go out and help tackle the situation that had just arisen. Now left alone in her little curtained off area Chris wondered how long it would take for them to let her go. She really wanted a shower. Also clean clothes.