Zane was gone for almost two hours. The Doctor said there was no major damages and with plenty of rest he would recover.
His top man had arrived as he was almost to his room. Not wanting to disturbed his girl they talked out side.
"What did you find out?" Zane asked.
"Just as you thought Heather Thornton hired him for a hit and run. A bonus was to be given if she would die quickly."
"Make him disappear and bring Miss Thornton to the warehouse to wait for me. Don't do anything to her till I tell you." Zane said in a cold tone.
"Yes sir."
After the guard left her rolled himself into the room.
"May I read with you some more?"Zane asked.
She gave him the book then helped him back into bed. "Start here ...THE GOLDEN GOOSE "
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There was once a man who had three sons. The youngest was called Dummerly, and was on all occasions scorned and ill-treated by the whole family.
It happened that the eldest took it into his head one day to go into the forest to cut wood; and his mother gave him a delicious meat pie and a bottle of wine to take with him, that he might sustain himself at his work.
As he went into the forest, a little old man bid him good day, and said, "Give me a little bit of meat from your plate, and a little wine out of your flask; I am very hungry and thirsty."
But this clever young man said, "Give you my meat and wine! No, I thank you; there would not be enough left for me;" and he went on his way.
He soon began to chop down a tree; but he had not worked long before he missed his stroke, and cut himself, and was obliged to go home and have the wound bound up.
Now, it was the little old man who caused him this mischief.
Next the second son went out to work; and his mother gave him, too, a meat pie and a bottle of wine.
And the same little old man encountered him also, and begged him for something to eat and drink.
But he, too, thought himself extremely clever, and said, "Whatever you get, I shall be without; so go your way!"
The little man made sure that he should have his reward; and the second stroke that he struck at a tree, hit him on the leg, so that he too was compelled to go home.
Then Dummerly said, "Father, I should like to go and cut fuel too."
But his father replied, "Your brothers have both maimed themselves; you had better stop at home, for you know nothing of the job."
But Dummerly was very urgent; and at last his father said, "Go your way; you will be wiser when you have suffered for your foolishness."
And his mother gave him only some dry bread, and a bottle of sour ale; but when he went into the forest, he met the little old man, who said, "Give me some meat and drink, for I am very hungry and thirsty."
Dummerly said, "I have nothing but dry bread and sour beer; if that will do for you, we will sit down and eat it together."
So they sat down, and when the lad took out his bread, behold it was turned into a splendid meat pie, and his sour beer became delicious wine!
They ate and drank heartily, and when they had finished, the little man said, "As you have a kind heart, and have been willing to share everything with me I will bring good to you. There stands an old tree; chop it down, and you will find something at the root." Then he took his leave and went his way.
Dummerly set to work, and cut down the tree; and when it fell, he discovered in a hollow under the roots a goose with plumage of pure gold. He took it up, and went on to an inn, where he proposed sleep for the night.
The landlord had three daughters, and when they saw the goose, they were very curious to find out what this wonderful bird could be, and wished very much to pluck one of the feathers out of its tail.
At last the eldest said, "I must and will have a feather." So she waited till his back was turned, and then caught hold of the goose by the wing; but to her great surprise, there she stuck, for neither hand nor finger could she pull away again.
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Bella listened to Zane voice. She felt like she was traveling somewhere but not sure were.
She listen but then a man and girl walked in. She had seen them before but unsure who they were.
Bert smiled at her, "How's our sweet Bella doing?"
"You look good." Betty said.
Bella looked up at Zane with a question on her face.
"Bella this your brother Bert ant sister Betty." Zane said.
Bella stared at them, brother and sister. Then Ben walked in with Babs.
"Big Ben!" Bella said with a smile then looked at the girl then at Zane.
"You seem to know your brother Ben and this is your sister Babs."
"Hey Tinkerbell, what's with the memory?" Ben asked.
"You all look familiar but like a dream memory." she said.
"May be it's better this way. She can get to know us as better people this way." Betty said.
"Hey, where is your book?" Betty asked.
"I had to replace it. I got my blood all over it." Zane said.
The group talk for over a hour. Bella smiled and talked. She still had a feeling of coming home from somewhere but was still not back.
When the group left she moved back to the bed with Zane.
"Did you have a nice visit?" Zane asked.
"Why do I not remember them?" She asked.
"You mind went into shock. You will slowly remember them."
"Do I have a mom and dad?" she asked.
"Your dad is a great guy. He works at my company. You lost your mom to an illness when you were a girl. When we are better I'll take you to her memorial."