2The Next Day chapter # 3
It was 6:30 in the morning and Toby groaned as he turned over in bed to turn off his alarm clock, he glanced at it and then jumped out of bed, getting ready for the day ahead of him.
This was the day Oz had wanted to see Bashi and Toby would also find out if Ray knew her, there seemed to be a connection to her with someone he'd met, somewhere… wait, he did see some men with her at the coffee shop, the day he meet her, she was so bursting with excitement, he thought, though he would never admit it, kind of took an interest in the girl.
He hurried to get a shower, put on a bluish-gray shirt and jeans, and then grab some five dollar bills, to get some breakfast before work at the local Tim Horton's, he bought some coffee and a hot breakfast sandwich to go, then he drove to the hospital he worked at, and went to get ready for work, he saw that Oz was already there and he greeted him, and saw that he had visited Tim's.
"Hey, Toby, so I was thinking about that girl you keep telling me about, do you like her?" he asked, curiously.
"No, Oz I don't" Toby replied, trying to make it like he wasn't lying.
"Well, I think you do, so how's it going, get a good night's sleep?" he said jokingly, knowing that his ability almost always kept him up at night.
"Pretty good, for someone like me, yeah I'm doing just fine." He answered, and began eating his breakfast.
When he had finished, he put on his EMS uniform and hopped in the ambulance to begin his day.
Oz jumped in the driver's seat, and drove away, then headed around the corner and began driving on the streets, waiting for Toby to get a hit, so often he did, and after a few moments, he did, and it had to do with the red-head Oz was so curiously wanted to meet.
In Toby's Head:
A woman, clearly Bashi is being confronted of having superpowers, and they want to know how she knows Toby, and to come with him to find her boss.
"Oz, were going to see Bashi in a few minutes, she's being taking hostage, turn right around the next corner, and then go straight, hurry!" he burst, begining to panic, because he wondered why they would what information on him, from her.
"Were almost there, here, stop here!" Toby insisted.
He got out and ran after her, following her by reading her thoughts.
I don't know where he is, he's probably at work, helping people, or hanging with his girlfriend on a lunch break.
I wish he was here.
just seeing those eyes would make my day.
Toby was surprised about the thought were he was with Olivia, then again, he never mentioned Oz, he promised himself he would as soon as he found her. He wasn't surprised about his eyes again, the woman was in love with 'em.
He saw her, pushed against a wall, and the man was repeating over and over.
"How do you know Toby Logan?" The man said, getting impatient.
"I meet him in a coffee shop, and we met later at my house, please let me go!" she cried, afraid of what might happen next.
At that moment Toby chose to intervene by tackling the man, and asking him what he was doing.
"Who're you, a cop?" he drawled, getting suddenly scared a bit.
"Well, I'm Toby Logan, and this woman here is my friend Bashi, and yes,we did met in a coffee shop, and her room is wonderful, so what are you here for?" he asked the man.
"I just wanted to know who you are; she's been telling me all about you, I'm glad I met you in person." He told him.
Then he shook Toby's hand, and walked away. Toby found out his name was Gary, and that there was more to his story, by reading his mind.
"What was that about, Bashi, oh, by the way,I have someone who's dying to met you, let's go!" he urged, wanting to get away from this alley they were in.
"So who was that guy, a friend of yours? He seemed pretty mean" Toby questioned her, as they were leaving.
"No, I've never seen him before in my life," she retorted, then changed the subject by saying" so who's your friend?" she asked, curiously and excited, you didn't have to be a mind reader to know that.
"Well, his name is Oz and he's my partner, he drives the ambulance, he's really keen on meeting you." He explained.
They walked to where the ambulance was parked and the moment they saw each other, the ran over and hugged like old friends, Toby felt like he had no need to explain who they were, and went over and said "Let's get going, and finish our job and then we can all hang out and get to know each other more." Toby broke in, and feeling a bit left out.
They listened and Oz waved bye to her as she went to her car, the red one and followed them as they went, they helped a girl, whose mother was unconscious, and Toby revived her and drove her and the girl to the hospital.
Toby also helped a man come out of attempting to commit suicide, and the man thanked him, and said he would keep in touch, the last person he was a paramedic to was a simple young boy, who had lost his mother and had slipped and fallen on the pavement, he was brave when Toby cleaned his cut and put on the bandage. Toby told him that he reminded of himself, then asked for his name," Justin Stone" he replied, he was very smart for a four year old.
Toby asked him were he had last seen his mom, and he said that she was running and went around the corner, Toby told Oz to come and look after him while he tried to find his mother, he dashed around the corner and listened for her thoughts.
He found her and she was on the ground, shouting about losing Justin and that she would never see him again, Toby rushed over to her, and tried to reassure her that she was alright, and he could bring her to see Justin.
She stopped shouting and began listening to the paramedic, she thought
I hope he's not hurt, this man seems nice, and I'll go with
him to find Justin.
"Okay, I'll come with you, let's go" regaining control over her emotions.
"Come on then, this way, do you need any medical help?" he asked nicely.
"No, I just want to see my son!" she explained.
They walked around the corner, Toby's arm around her shoulder, she sprained her ankle a bit, but when she saw Justin, she ran towards him and cried" Justin, I thought you were hurt, let's go have lunch." She suggested.
"Sure" shrieked Justin.
And as they walked away, Toby caught some of Oz's thoughts
That's Toby, always saving those who really need it, I wonder if he planned us getting together, maybe I'll ask her out to lunch…
"Toby, are you there?" Bashi was waving her hand in front of his face, bringing him back to earth.
"What, yeah, I was just thinking, let's all hang out, have lunch at a new restaurant and get reacquainted with each other, for you Bashi, how 'bout it?" he questioned.
"How nice of you to ask Toby, Oz, you never told me Toby was such a gentleman." She swooned.
"Ah, yeah, I forgot, come, we can talk later." He quickly answered, but thought
Darn it Toby, did you have to ruin it for me, you have Olivia, or are you losing interest?, anyways I got dibs on this girl.
Toby decided to shrug it off and had to run to catch up with the two lovebirds.
"So, how about we go to that new Chinese restaurant, what's it called, um, Tao Ming Wu? Bashi wondered.
"Yeah, that's it, but Toby wouldn't like it, he hates Chinese food, guess you'll have to miss out, sorry Tob, this one's between me and her, but don't worry, we'll met you at the Tim Horton's down the street, wait for us there, see ya!" Oz smirked, grinning because he finally got his chance.
"Oh well, have a good time" he called out after them half- heartedly, but they were already in Bashi's red car and zooming off into the falling sunset, and left Toby alone with the ambulance.
He drove it back to the hospital, then took off his uniform and walked to Tim Horton's, to have some soup, the one he had to met them at, he had a feeling he would be waiting there a long time.
He paid the soup, and began eating when two men entered the store, they went over and sat down beside Toby, the first one was Ray, and he greeted Toby, and introduced this friend.
"Hey, Toby this is Dr. Tom, he works with the woman named Bashi Aquayia, he's told me all about the adventure you had, and I was going to see if he would talk to you, I, on the other hand can't wait to meet this exuberant young Doctor." He seemed excited, like everyone wanting to see her.
"Well, she's on a date, but we can talk if you want to." He declared.
"Who's the lucky guy?" wondered Tom.
"It's my partner, we're paramedics, and he drives the ambulance." Toby explained, wondering that this must be the guy he saw talking with her.
"Oh, okay, so Bashi sent you through time, was it a good memory?"
"Sort of, but I had a day to spend with my parents before I never saw them again." He said sadly.
They kept answering each other's questions and then they left, and in came Oz with the very girl Ray was so keen on meeting, so Toby said "Wait, Ray here she is!" he called out.
"Who, you mean her?"
He came running in and started into another long conversation.
Toby left and went home to have a nap, or as good as one could have, when you're telepathic, he wished he could get to know more about these Doctors that could send you through time, and the room Bashi had been given, was amazing, he was going to figure out how they did what they did, and if there were anymore people who were going through the same thing.
He ate some food after his "nap" and decided to go find Oz and ask him how the date went, he drove to his house, but he wasn't there, so he tried listening for their thoughts.
After concentrating and finally getting through to them, he found himself seeing the very room he'd somehow stumbled upon, he must have been seeing it through Bashi's eyes, or was it a Doctor she was talking to?
Toby couldn't be sure, but he thought he saw that Dr. Tom guy, and some other guy, possibly a doctor too, and then he saw Oz, and wondered how he got there, because he never saw a marked door that said
"Bashi's Magical Room That Can Send You through Time"
"Maybe, Oz is going to be sent somewhere", Toby thought, he really had to get there, he didn't know the way, but gave it a try, and opened a door, then saw that it had worked, he had arrived.
"Toby, what brings you here, are you in need of any help?" asked Bashi.
"No, Bashi, I'm fine, I was just wondering how in the world Oz got here, doesn't that fall under breaking the rules?" Toby spurted.
"No, I had permission from Doctor Fred, he's the new person, we're having a meeting, and I had hoped that you would come soon, you see, Doctor Fred doesn't have a patient anymore, his got sent to the future, so, I suggested that Oz should be a volunteer, he wouldn't be time traveling alone, but with Fred, and did you know that my cousin was the first patient of Doctor Tom, her name is Erica, she has chosen her new path and might one day join me." She rambled on.
"Oh, sorry, didn't want to waste your time, did you want to say something?" she questioned nicely.
"Erica, wow, this is so much to take in, I think I'll just sit down, do you have any fruit punch, and I could really drink that right about now." He requested.
"No, sorry, but I'll see what I can do!" she exclaimed, perky as ever, willing to carry out his orders.
She ended up sending Oz to the store and then they had a party, and after it was over, they made and oath not to speak a word of what had happened, and then went their separate ways, Toby saw Bashi giving Oz her phone number, and he decided the date went well, and he went up to Dr. Tom and asked "Why do these things happen?"
" What do you mean, that your friend has been allowed here and accepted as a patient, or that you never seem to feel right about them being together?" he answered.
"I guess, it's just, I wish it was just that simple, I know my power is used to help, but I sometimes wish I didn't have it, be normal, have a normal life, but that isn't possible." He sighed, feeling sad and ready to leave to see if Ray could help him out.
"They say things happen for a reason, but they sometimes don't turn out the way we think they would, Thomas Wagner, that's me by the way."
"Oh, nice, thanks, tell Bashi I said goodbye" Toby replied quickly, then raced out the door, he had to leave this paradise, and return when necessary, and not just to see Bashi, he was pretty sure he'd be seeing her without going for therapy, Oz would make sure of that, maybe they would hang out more, and hope that the world didn't always need him, and maybe one day, he would find his family, but that day wasn't today, but somewhere far in the future ahead of him.