"Who are you?" she asked, pointing a shaky finger at the stranger in the room.
"I'm Kevin, the day nurse. So, Noelle, how are those pain meds?"
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"I can't believe you remembered my birthday!" Noelle gawked with saucer eyes at the shimmering mylar balloons rotating slowly overhead. The bleeps and bloops of the house techno music pulsed in her ears, moving her soul and setting her toes to tapping along with the steady rhythm. Her eyes misted over with emotion as she regarded the people who had come to celebrate with her. Her husband was there, and her sister, and…
"Who are you?" she asked, pointing a shaky finger at the stranger in the room. "I'm Kevin, the day nurse. So, Noelle, how are those pain meds?"
Krystyna
24/2/2023 06:59:59 pm
Strong pain meds. I’ve known close people going through similar hallucinations. At least in Noelle’s case they reflected a happier time in her life. 25/2/2023 05:04:52 pm
What a nice (and at the same time, sad) twist.
Rashna Tessa Walton
26/2/2023 05:37:39 pm
i hope the meds carry her through. Comments are closed.
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"Classic"
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