Chapter 53

Saturday

DANIEL HEARD JETHRO whimpering,and turned to Josh.“How’s it going?”

“Are you going to give him a temporary sedative?”

“Yeah,give me a minute.”

Daniel opened a cupboard,retrieved a small bottle,stuck a needle in it,and drew a small amount of fluid into the syringe.Then he took one of Jethro’s arms.“You’ll feel a little pinprick,then you’ll be out cold until it’s all over,okay?”

Jethro,who was beginning to tear up,blinked and said,“Okay.”

“Good.You know that Josh and I are going to take care of you,right?”

“Yes,Sir.”

With that,Daniel swabbed Jethro’s arm and inserted the needle for a minute.He pulled the needle out,checked Jethro’s vitals,and said,“Okay,he’s out for the moment.You can start prepping him while I start an IV that will keep him out just long enough for the procedure.”

“I guess you want him shaved?”Josh said.

“That’s a vital part of prepping him for surgery.”

“Yeah,but there’s nothing on his abdomen except down.”