“He had lost a tooth from the front row, he was cut and grazed to bits and two of his head wounds required butterfly stitching. (At this point, as he retold the tale to Santiago over their drinks, he leaned over and parted his short hair to show her one of the cuts which, years later, was just a faintly visible white line.) During his hospital treatment he made a phone call to his wife, Faye, but the voice of the electronic lady told him that the person he was trying to call ‘was on the line’. H...e actually doubted that, even though it slightly puzzled him. He guessed she was more likely to be tucked up in bed with her phone switched off. And despite himself he kept an eye out for his favourite lady doctor who had half-propositioned him some years before. He knew she was now a consultant, married with kids, and still worked on A&E, but she was nowhere to be seen. He shrugged mentally, slightly disappointed. Throughout the course of his treatment, Jack Hoyle popped his head into Flynn’s cubicle from time to time to keep a check on him.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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