"Steven Gould - Jumper 02 - Reflex" - читать интересную книгу автора (Gould Stephen Jay)

"You see any sign of beta formation, you hit him with more fentanyl."

"Well, okay, but we could lose him to drug interactions."

"You've got a crash cart. We're taking that risk. You have a problem, take it up with her."

The man cleared his throat, but didn't say anything, or if he did, the TV must've been turned off
first.



He hurt.

His back hurt, his head hurt, his neck hurt. His lips were cracked, and his sinuses burned, and he
was hungry. Ravenous.

What on earth did I do last night?

He remembered going to dinner with Millie, then pastries in the village, and then he was
supposed to meetтАФChrist. Brian!

Images flooded back.

Glass flying over a streetlight-lit sidewalk mixed with rain. A dizzying view of an upside down
street. Brian, lying on his side in a sidewalk puddle, asking him to tell his wife something. Then the
bullets and the bleeding-eyed waitress from the coffee shop shooting Brian in the face.

Brian's blood spraying onto his face.

Davy's eyes ripped open. That was the only word for itтАФthe eyelids were stuck together. The
room was dark gray and the lighting was indirect, putting puddles of light on the ceiling that hurt his
eyes.

The blanket and sheet were pulled up to his neck and his head was propped slightly up, as if he
were on multiple pillows or one very thick one. He tried to lift his hand to push the covers down but
his hand seemed stuck. He tried the other one and though there was a bit of motion, he couldn't pull it
up either. He tried to sit up and fell back, pain shooting from his shoulders.

Am I that weak?

"I shouldn't try and move just yet." The voice was digitally distorted, a cross between 2001's Hal
and a washing machine on spin. It came from a speaker over the mirror on the wall to his right.

Mirror? Probably not, thought Davy. They're watching.

"WhoтАФ" Davy's voice was the barest husk and the word was completely unintelligible. He tried
to clear his throat and winced. It was incredibly raw.

"Best not to try speaking, either," the voice said. "Not just yet."