Sunday Scribblings: Hospital
October 26th 2007 20:08
Sunday Scribblings #82 - Hospital
She could not tell how she had gotten there - had she taken a taxi? She reckoned she had, that would have been the quickest way to get to the hospital. She remembered thinking that she had better lie and say he was her husband, but then that had not been necessary. His brother Matt had waited for her in the reception area. They had never seen each other before, but they had recognized each other. For her, it hadn't been difficult because the similarity between the brothers was obvious. On the way to his room Matt had told her that the entire family was there: his parents, the older sister with her daughter and his younger sister who had come home for the weekend. "I wanted to meet all you guys for a long time, but given the circumstances ..." Her voice had trailed off as Matt had indicated the room. There she stood now, her hand resting on the door handle. She was afraid of all the unfamiliar faces, their reaction to her - almost as afraid as she was of the one familiar face in the room and the fact that it would not react to her.
She could not tell how she had gotten there - had she taken a taxi? She reckoned she had, that would have been the quickest way to get to the hospital. She remembered thinking that she had better lie and say he was her husband, but then that had not been necessary. His brother Matt had waited for her in the reception area. They had never seen each other before, but they had recognized each other. For her, it hadn't been difficult because the similarity between the brothers was obvious. On the way to his room Matt had told her that the entire family was there: his parents, the older sister with her daughter and his younger sister who had come home for the weekend. "I wanted to meet all you guys for a long time, but given the circumstances ..." Her voice had trailed off as Matt had indicated the room. There she stood now, her hand resting on the door handle. She was afraid of all the unfamiliar faces, their reaction to her - almost as afraid as she was of the one familiar face in the room and the fact that it would not react to her.
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