The first day at hospital - after the operation - I slept a lot and did not dream of Johnny at all.
When
I asked if he wouldnīt visiting my dreams here at this strange place he smiled and kissing me said "I think you need your
rest, Buttercupsie. Not running around with me. ... later when you start getting restless we can talk about it again"
But
in the evening I awoke halfway to an almost dark room.
And since Johnny wasnīt sitting across from me reading as he had
been the other times I had woken up I said still half sleeping "Johnny? Where are you ..."
A deep voice answered behind
me "Not here any more - alack ... Itīs a terrible story, my dear young chick. The poor boy went out to have a quiet pee. Flushed
and disappered down the drain kicking and screa ... bubbling and fighting his awful fate all the way"
I stopped a giggle clapping my hand over my mouth.
Now I simply love it when Johnny himself
gets silly and starts playing all kind of roles while telling his hilarious funny little stories and I could hear that was
what he would do now.
But he also very quickly gets embarrassed and then he wonīt go on with the telling so I just gravely
said "Oh?" and turned my head a bit so I could see his silhuette against the dying light coming through the windows.
Johnny
coughed - already sounding a bit embarrassed - but then took a deep breath and continued in his normal soft voice "Then after
a while he shut out through the sewer pipe and into the Bay of Aarhus - out at Egeaa?"
I agreed that that was the nearest
beach so he went on "... scaring the daylight - erm - itīs getting dark outside - something out of the poor little fishies.
As a matter of fact there is one elderly cod - female - out in the hall who would like a word with you"
"With me" I smiled
happily "And why is that?"
Johnny sighed and then confessed "She claims I scared her spawn - stunted their growth or something
- and taught the already brazen herrings several new swear words ... So since I am your boy she want you to disciplin me severely
... Or she will get a small whale - a friend of hers - to spank me with its tail. ... and since such a fi - mammal - is pretty
big compared to me and probably packs a solid punch ... could you - would you consider saving my lily-white a .. behind for
me somehow? Or at least promise her to spank me yourself - when you are better, of course?"
Now I couldnīt stop giggling.
But when that finally stopped I ask Johnny more seriously "But how did you get back to me then and - your clothes
are dry ..."
"Yes" Johnny admitted "I was flayling around in the bay when suddenly a sparrow landed on my head chirping
"Stop that at once! There is no reason for panic - look behind you. Long John is ready with the boat to row you ashore, silly!""
"And
turning I saw that the rather impertinent bunch of feathers was right - what is it with you birds? Gotta no respect, eh ...
He *o* But old Mr. Silver helped me climb aboard his small row boat and said hello to me in his normal charming
manner"
"But when I asked about the sparrow he at first look embarrassed - then explained "Yes, well, you see, laddy ...
Flint - thatīs my parrot, you know? - wanted to retire - being an elderly lady - erm - parrot now she didnīt think we should
go on roaming the Seven Seas at our age. ... but I get SO bored just pottering around at home so I tried to get another parrot
- canīt be a proper pirate without a parrot, I always say - but there was no one available. So I finally - in desperation
- looking at the cage at the marked stall which normally containing parrakits and budgies and so on and met this sparrow
called Jack who claims he wants to grow up to be a pirate-parrot one day ... So here we are""
"Long John also asked if
I knew about any valuable treasures buried around here. ... but the only treasure I could think off at all was you buried
under the soft covers here - and although I like Long John Silver very much as you know I didnīt want him to take a shovel
to your bed and dig you out - so I said "No, sir""
"So John "Barbeque" Silver and Jack Sparrow left me at the Egeaa-marina
so I could take a couple of busses back to you. ... oh, and the dry clothes - strangely enough Jackīs feathers fitted me.
So I borrowed some from him"
"Suits you, baby - sir!" I mumbled sleepily and very happy and drifted off again.
