“How’s Mum?” Denis walked towards his sister, sitting quietly outside the ward. Carol looked up, biting her nail.
“Touch and go, Den. A massive dose of a new antibiotic seems to have done the trick. Do you want a cuppa? You’ve been driving all night.”
“From that machine dispensing instant tea and coffee? No thanks. So, why did she come in to hospital?”
“To see Uncle James who’d broken his leg...”
“But...”
“…twenty-four hours later, she’d contracted the virus.” Carol pulled down her face-mask. “They come in healthy and go out sick.”
“And James?”
“He’s got the virus too.”
“Touch and go, Den. A massive dose of a new antibiotic seems to have done the trick. Do you want a cuppa? You’ve been driving all night.”
“From that machine dispensing instant tea and coffee? No thanks. So, why did she come in to hospital?”
“To see Uncle James who’d broken his leg...”
“But...”
“…twenty-four hours later, she’d contracted the virus.” Carol pulled down her face-mask. “They come in healthy and go out sick.”
“And James?”
“He’s got the virus too.”
