How Do I Love Thee
“Laura asked. The head of the bed was elevated because it was easier for her to breathe and rest in an upright position.
His face broke into a heart-stopping smile. “I am Ramon Ochoa—at your service. I work the four-to-midnight shift as an orderly. You would not remember me because I was but a janitor when you were last here. But I remember you—the beautiful girl with the heart like paper.”
She felt a self-conscious jolt. So she was the girl with the paper heart to him. Ramon wore green ...hospital scrubs. An earplug was tethered to the pocket in the center of his chest. “I was dreaming,” she said. “I heard pretty music.”
Quickly he reached into his pocket, and the music faded. “I listen to classical guitar music while I work.”
“You don't have to turn it off.”
“Later,” he said with another smile. “I'm sorry you are sick and in the hospital again, Laura.”MoreLess
His face broke into a heart-stopping smile. “I am Ramon Ochoa—at your service. I work the four-to-midnight shift as an orderly. You would not remember me because I was but a janitor when you were last here. But I remember you—the beautiful girl with the heart like paper.”
She felt a self-conscious jolt. So she was the girl with the paper heart to him. Ramon wore green ...hospital scrubs. An earplug was tethered to the pocket in the center of his chest. “I was dreaming,” she said. “I heard pretty music.”
Quickly he reached into his pocket, and the music faded. “I listen to classical guitar music while I work.”
“You don't have to turn it off.”
“Later,” he said with another smile. “I'm sorry you are sick and in the hospital again, Laura.”MoreLess
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