Chapter 4

“Mr. Nelson?”

He realized the doctor was talking to him and rejoined the world. “Yeah?”

“Would you come with us to his room to test our theory?”

“I guess I’d better.” The sooner he did that, the sooner they could rule this crazy idea out and move on. He accepted his dad’s help getting into the wheelchair.

“Please stay here,” Dr. Andross instructed his parents. “Are you ready, Mr. Nelson?”

“Ready as possible.”

“David is just down the hall.”

He told himself this was only an insane notion the doctor pulled out of thin air, something that would make a great story when it was over. If only he could entirely believe that. 2