Copyright 2000 by Paul. All rights reserved. All events and characters are fictitious.
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The lights in the rear view mirror were blinding him. They were closer with each second that passed. More lights, this time in front of him.
He braked hard and turned the wheel. The noise as he went through the hedge filled his head. He was bumping then rolling down the side of a slope. Something hit his head. He could feel hands on his body. He opened his eyes. She smiled down at him.
Long blond hair. Perfect tits and ass. He could voices. 'Police, Ambulance.'
He closed his eyes. He had to rest for a second.
He woke with a hard on. He opened his eyes and looked up at the ceiling. It was white. It was bright. Without thinking he reached down and took hold of his prick. He stroked it twice to relieve the pressure. He could do with a drink. He stroked his prick again. That felt good.
He looked around to his left. It was a hospital ward. 'How did he get here?'
'Where was here?'
His was the last bed on one side furthest from the entrance. The bed next to his was empty.
There was an office cubical opposite him with a curtain drawn across the glass window in the door. He continued to stroke his prick. This was good. He knew he should stop but it felt as if he hadn't cum in months. His breath caught in the back of his throat. His balls were tightening. His head was starting to thump. He turned his head to his right. Two Nurses were coming out of the office. His hand froze in mid stroke but not his prick. His cum was shooting from its end. He could feel it on his hand. On his stomach.
He wiped his hand on the bottom sheet of his bed as the Nurses approached and stood on either side of his bed.
"And how are we feeling Mr Hall?" the elder of the Nurses in the darker uniform asked.
Who?
"I'm sorry," he tried to speak but the words seemed to get stuck in his throat.
"Drink, please."
"Of course," the younger Nurse said supporting his back and holding a glass of water to his lips.
"Make sure you change Mr Thompson's dressing," the elder Nurse said turning to leave, "I'll come back and speak to you later Mr Hall."
"Yes sister." The remaining nurse replied.
She was quite pretty he thought. Mousy coloured hair. Round face. Nice boobs.
Must be around twenty-three or four.
He would have swallowed all the contents of the glass in a single mouthful if she had let him but she continually moved the glass away only allowing him a little sip at a time.
He felt stiff all over. His head hurt but at least his throat felt better.
"Where am I?" he asked.
There were three questions he needed to know the answer to. Where, how and who.
"You're in Taunton Hospital, you were involved in a car crash."
That answered the where and how.
Now.
"Who am I?"
"Can't you remember?"
"I can't remember anything before opening my eyes a few minutes ago."
"You were brought in last night. This is Taunton General Hospital, in Somerset."
"What did you call me just now?"
"Mr Hall, Jordan Peter Hall. Age twenty eight of twenty three Brightstowe Terrace, EC8."
"It means nothing to me," he said shaking his head and immediately regretting it.
"You had a bad knock on the head. When you were brought in last night it was x-rayed. There are no signs of any serious damage. The doctor says you will have a sore head for a day or two. She will be around to see you later."
"Is there anything else you can tell me," he said, struggling to sit up, " about who I am?"
"I dare say the police will be making inquiries, they will probably be able to help you there.
They found your driving licence in your wallet. They want to see you later."
"You must be able to tell me something," he insisted.
"I don't really know anything," she held his hand and smiled, she had a pretty smile, "I wasn't on duty last night when you were brought in."
"Tell me about your self then," he said, reaching behind his right ear and feeling the egg sized lump that had formed there through the bandage that had been tied around his head.
"All right. My name is Lee, Lee Anne Watkins.
There was supposed to be a hyphen between the Lee and the Anne but my father had had a few when he went to register my birth and forgot it."
"Good start in life."
"Could have been worse. He almost registered my sister as Colin instead of Colleen."
"Watkins. I've heard that name somewhere," he mused.
"Yes. Apparently you are booked into the Red Bear Hotel. There is a bit in the literature they sent to you with your booking confirmation about Peter Watkins, their resident Ghost."
"How do you know I was booked into there?" he asked.
"There was a letter from the hotel addressed to you in London inside the glove compartment of your car. The police found it. There was a briefcase and a suitcase in the boot."
"Tell me about the Ghost," he urged.
He liked her voice with its underlying West Country accents.
"Anyway," she continued, "this Ghost. I can tell you about it if you're sure you feel strong enough. I have a cousin that used to work there and they were all taught about it so they could answer any questions guests may ask them."
"Go on," he said, "I 'm feeling better by the minute."
"It was the time of the Monmouth Rebellion. This man Watkins was one of the rebels who were captured after the battle. The King sent a Judge named Jeffries down from London to try them all. Some of the trials took place in the Red Bear. They have part of the noose pinned over the bar."
She paused to feel hie forehead.
"Anyway, this Judge Jeffries had over one hundred people hung as traitors and a thousand sent to the Americas as slaves. This Watkins was sent to America. His wife tried to work his farm on the high moors on her own with their children but that first winter was a hard one and she and the five children were all found dead the following spring, either starved or the cold I forget which. It took Watkins ten years to earn his freedom and work his passage back home. It was only then that he found out about his family. He stormed into the Red Bull carrying a sword looking for Judge Jeffries, who had stayed there during the trials, and attacking anyone he found. In the end they sent for some soldiers from the barracks and they shot him dead when he attacked them. Since then his Ghost has roamed the halls of the hotel still searching for Judge Jeffries."
"Gruesome."
"You wouldn't catch me staying the night there."
"You have the same name."
"My grandmother used to say he was our about twelve times great Uncle. I think that's just a bit of family folklore."
"About my briefcase," he took her hand in his and held it tightly, "can I have it, now, please."
He held her hand as she tried to pull away only releasing it when she said.
"Alright, I'll go and get it for you."
She went into the office and closed the door behind her. He tried to think. Red Bear? Yes that he did remember. Watkins? Perhaps he had read it. It was three minutes before she returned carrying a brown leather brief case with a combination lock.
"We couldn't open it, I'm afraid," she said handing it to him. "It's such a nice case we didn't want to damage it trying to force the lock."
He looked at the dial. Nothing.
"I can't remember the combination." There was a note of panic in his voice.
There was something important about the brief case.
"Don't try to force it. It'll come back I'm sure." She said soothingly, placing her hand against his forehead and placing the briefcase on the floor by the side of the bed.
"Lie down," she continued," the doctor will be along shortly and then there is lunch in less than an hour."