Face (1999)
“It was eleven o’clock when he woke up. The anaesthetic, painkillers and the various other drugs he had been given still affected him. Even though he was moving, he didn’t feel fully awake.
Martin looked around the room. It had been transformed. It was obvious that his parents had been in earlier. Get well cards hung off string on the walls. On the table there was a photo of his parents, a photo of Natalie and his Walkman cassette player, complete with tapes and headphones. As he looked at the h...eadphones, wondering how he could possibly use them, Dr Owens entered the room with his mother and father following her.
The doctor was the first to speak. ‘Hello, Martin.’ ‘I’m awake again,’ Martin said as his parents went to one side of the bed and the doctor to the other. ‘I’m not sure how I’m going to get those headphones around my head though.’ His mother smiled. ‘Well, your sense of humour is fine.’ Dr Owens went on to explain to Martin that some surgery would be recommended for cosmetic reasons, but that she thought it was best to let the skin heal as much as it could before then.MoreLess
Martin looked around the room. It had been transformed. It was obvious that his parents had been in earlier. Get well cards hung off string on the walls. On the table there was a photo of his parents, a photo of Natalie and his Walkman cassette player, complete with tapes and headphones. As he looked at the h...eadphones, wondering how he could possibly use them, Dr Owens entered the room with his mother and father following her.
The doctor was the first to speak. ‘Hello, Martin.’ ‘I’m awake again,’ Martin said as his parents went to one side of the bed and the doctor to the other. ‘I’m not sure how I’m going to get those headphones around my head though.’ His mother smiled. ‘Well, your sense of humour is fine.’ Dr Owens went on to explain to Martin that some surgery would be recommended for cosmetic reasons, but that she thought it was best to let the skin heal as much as it could before then.MoreLess
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