Johnny And Johnny: A Narrative Fiction

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Whoa, huge…it could eat me, he thought in wonder. Man is dark person? How…
"It's alright, Johnny," Roy tried calming him. "It's just Jack. He is going to take pictures of the inside of your body, so Doctor Early can see your bones. Isn't that cool?"
"Don't worry, Jack," Dr. Early smiled at Jack and patted him as he stepped out of the way. "Johnny got knocked around fairly well, so he is having some issues. Just let Roy know what you are about to do ahead of time and he will explain it to Johnny. After that, when Roy tells you Johnny's ready, you can go ahead and do what’s needed. That will help everyone out."
"Roy," Johnny tried whispering, knowing his dad would think what he was about to say was rude. But he couldn't help it; it was amazing!
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"Yep," Dixie confirmed, eyes sparkling. "If someone can do the job, wants to do the job, than they can."
"So, I firemen?" Johnny's own eyes were sparkling now. However, when everyone started laughing and smiling, his own smile went away, thinking it wouldn’t be possible. "Think no."
Roy was glad he could practically read his partner's mind, even if he wasn't quite himself at this moment, "No, Johnny, it's just that, yes, you can be. It's great that you want to be. Now, how about we get those x-rays done?"
“K,” Johnny said, figuring he had no choice and prepared himself for the next round of what he thought of as
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Hate it here, it’s too scary and I just wanna go home.
An hour later the results were in and Johnny had nodded off to sleep. Roy slipped outside the exam room and headed to the doctors lounge where he was told to meet Doctor Brackett and Doctor Early, leaving Johnny in the care of Dixie. Getting a cup of coffee, he sat down at the table with the two doctors.
"So what's the verdict?"
"First, do you know when that older bump on his forehead occurred?" Dr. Early asked.
"No, truth be told, I didn't notice it until we were in the exam room," sighing, Roy sipped his coffee. "Honestly, if I had to guess, it a few days ago, although what happened and when, I have no idea. It's just a few things that have happened since Jenny's birthday party were adding up and I was going to try to take him in today to see one of you."
"What symptoms?
"Well, a few days ago, after he got back from the store, Chris pointed out how he didn't fill up his plate like he usually does and then didn't eat everything on it. And we all know how unusual that is."
Nods came from both doctors. It seemed like Johnny had a bottomless pit somewhere where food went. Whenever he wasn't hungry, than it was time to be