Diamond Boy

A man in a white mask and a floral cap asks Patson how he got here. Patson says it’s a long story. The man introduces himself as Dr. David Morris. He’s going to fix up Patson’s leg. Patson realizes he’s in an operating room. Another woman offers Patson a mask and asks him to count to 10. Patson only makes it to six. He wakes up to someone telling him his mother is here to see him. Patson would like to tell his mother so much—he used to talk to her every day after school. Patson regains consciousness fully, and he knows his mother can’t be here. He opens his eyes to see the Wife, but he can’t make himself ask the nurse for help.

Once the nurse is gone, the Wife stops smiling and asks where the girazis are. She begins digging through Patson’s items. She throws Patson’s blankets off and deems his leg “disgusting.” Patson insists he doesn’t know where the diamonds are, and the Wife tells Patson that Commander Jesus always gets what he wants. A few minutes later, Commander Jesus enters with a wheelchair. He tells Patson that Patson wouldn’t have lost his leg had he just handed over the girazis. Once the Wife has gathered all Patson’s things, Commander Jesus lifts Patson into the wheelchair and says they’re going to go talk like men about mining.