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man. “So, do you think it’s possible he might emerge from the coma on his own?”
    “To be blunt, anything is possible with this patient.” Dr. Alexander replied. He checked a nearby monitor and scribbled something down on the paperwork in his hand. “For a man of his age to recover at the rate he has with the injuries he sustained is… well, the most remarkable thing I’ve ever seen. Of course, even if he did emerge from it, the road to recovery will be a long one yet for this man I’m afraid.”
    Daniella looked down at Owen. Maybe it was her imagination playing tricks on her but his color looked better. In spite of the machines keeping him alive, there was still some fight left in the old bear after all.
    “Excuse me for a moment…” Dr. Alexander said.
    Daniella and Jett nodded and stepped out of his way. A few moments later, the door to Owen’s room closed as Dr. Alexander exited.
    “You okay?” Jett asked .
    Daniella nodded. “Yeah, I’m alright. That’s good news… About Owen I mean. Don’t you think?”
    “Yeah,” Jett replied. “Doubt we could hope for much better at this point. And Dr. Alexander seemed optimistic so that’s a good sign.”
    Daniella smiled at Jett, wrapped her hands around his upper arm, and leaned against him. For several moments, they looked down at Owen in silence. Only the steady beats of the life support equipment broke the quiet.
    “Jett,” Daniella began as she rubbed his arm. “What do you think Owen meant when he said that he’d fulfilled a promise made to your father?”
    Jett shrugged. “I don’t know but I’m willing to bet it had something to do with this.” He said as he grabbed onto the necklace Owen gave to him.
    “Did you find out what it is?”
    “Some kind of family heirloom. Apparently it belonged to my father, his father before him and so on…” He said as he looked at it. “At least that’s what my folks told me.”
    “What’s it called again?” she began. “The Amulet of…” Daniella said as she shook her head unable to recall it.
    “Meruvis…” Jett said as he finished her thought. “The Amulet of Meruvis.”
    “Hmm, do you know what that means?”
    “No.” Jett replied. “My parents told me Owen is the only one who knows its history.”
    “Oh…” Daniella said with a twinge of sadness in her voice. “Well, it’s very pretty if nothing else.”
    Jett smiled. “Yeah, I’ve never seen a stone like it. Hopefully, its secret doesn’t die with Owen.”
    “Jett…” Daniella said as she turned and looked up at him. “Don’t say things like that. He’s going to make it. I know he is.”
    “I hope you’re right Daniella, I really do.” Jett replied as he shook his head. “Because if he doesn’t…”
    Just before Jett completed his thought, Dr. Alexander reappeared through the door to the room.
    “Excuse me…” he said as he walked by them and around the other side of Owen’s bed.
    “We should probably get out of the way.” Jett said as he gestured for them to walk to the far side of the room.
    As they did, Dr. Alexander worked in silence with the monitoring equipment. One of the nurses on call came into the room as well and walked over to assist him. They chatted about something but Daniella couldn’t make out what they said. At last, she handed him a chart which he wrote on as he walked back over towards Daniella and Jett. Daniella noticed the nurse began to remove the tubes and wires which connected Owen to the equipment.
    “Is everything al right Doc?” Jett asked.
    The doctor nodded as he continued to write. After a few more seconds, he finished and looked at them.
    “Yes, quite…” He replied as he clicked the pen closed. “His vital signs have improved to the point where he no longer needs life support.”
    Daniella looked up at Jett and covered her mouth in excitement.
    “Does that mean he will be alright?” Jett asked.
    “There’s no guarantees, of course but at the rate he’s recovering,