50. Quite confused.
1am. Bjorn sat in a taxi going southeast from Bangkok at high speed on the elevated highway. Bjorn didn’t have any illusions that the hospital staff had called him out of compassion. They wanted someone to pay Larson’s bill. Larson had carried Bjorn’s business card in his pocket and Bjorn was now assigned the role as next of kin.
The Bangkok-Pattaya Hospital on Sukhumvit road was large and modern. Bjorn woke the reception guy by tapping his shoulder. Once the man had composed himself he told Bjorn where to go. A doctor with a Chinese face and an American accent greeted him. He introduced himself as dr. Som.
- He is sleeping, said dr. Som. You can look at him briefly but don’t wake him or disturb him.
Larson had a large bandage around his head and lay perfectly still in a bed. Bjorn had expected blood and upheaval but this didn’t look as bad as he had imagined. A nurse was sitting quietly on a chair in a corner, watching the patient. Bjorn looked worriedly at Larson, nodded to dr. Som that he had seen enough and left the room with the doctor.
- Can you confirm this is Mr. Larson? asked dr. Som.
- Yes. But why do you ask?
- Mr. Larson was quite confused when he came in. We want to be sure of his identity.
- Can’t he speak?
- He can but what he said wasn’t very clear I’m afraid. This is partly from the trauma and partly from the high alcohol level in his blood.
Bjorn sighed. The sight of Larson in the hospital bed frightened him but once the worst shock was over he was annoyed that Larson was in trouble again.
- How long will it take him to recover?
- We did a CT scan. His brain doesn’t have any visible damage. But brain concussion means the patient needs rest and silence. He should not be stressed or do anything. Hopefully you can speak to him tomorrow.
Bjorn found a comfy sofa in the reception and sat down. At least they had nice furniture in this hospital. Bjorn slid towards the horizontal and fell asleep.
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