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Your name is。。。 oh; let me think。。。”
I turned around to see him looking up at the ceiling; a half smile on his face。 Then he looked back at me。
“Jackie; right? You’ve got a long blonde ponytail; don’t you?”
I was dumb founded。
“Yes。” I said; peeking at my chest to make sure I’d taken off my name tag。 (I had。) I reached back and touched the tightly braided2 bun on the back of my head。 Then I studied his face; looking for something that might trigger my memory。 His eyes were cool; blue and shiny。 Curly salt…and…pepper hair framed his face。
“I’m sorry。 I don’t work on the fourth floor; and I just don’t remember you。”
“That’s all right; Jackie。 I’m just glad I got to see you again。 You came into my room about three weeks ago。 My heart stopped dead on me and you put those paddles3 on my chest。 I remember you shouting out all these technical sounding words; telling everybody to clear the way。 Then you took those paddles and you shocked me back to life。”
Suddenly it dawned on me: I had been in his room for a code I’d forgotten about。 He was a different person then—unresponsive; with dilated pupils and a red and blue face。
“Who told you I helped you that day?” I asked; my curiosity pulling me into his room。
He laughed and looked back up at the ceiling。
“Nobody told me。 I was up on that ceiling there watching you。 That’s how I saw your long; blonde ponytail。 And when you turned to look at the monitor4; I saw your beautiful face。 I’m so glad I got to see you again。”
He looked down at me; his smile gone。 I could see he was struggling with his emotions。
“I wanted to say thanks。 Thanks so much。。。”
Every time I pass room 254 now; a warm feeling wells up inside me。 I am grateful for the shortcut
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