Lovewithachanceofzombies (2012)
“Lena sat on a chair next to his bed, listening to the hypnotic chorus of sounds from the monitors and the respirator. Everything had gone smoothly, with Lucas’ obsessively detailed outline providing Lena with all the guidance she’d needed to complete the process once Lucas had done what he could on his own.
He looked smaller, she thought, all hooked up and sleeping like the dead.
Not sleeping. Comatose, she reminded herself. An important difference.
When the knock came again, harder, she sighed... and went to the door. “We’re not coming out,” she called.
“Stanton!” Watson’s muffled voice came through the wood.
“What the hell do you think you’re doing? This isn’t a game, now open the damn door!”
“Sorry, sir. The doctor is not in.”
Another pounding knock, then a pause. “What are you talking about, Lena? What have you done?”
“He’s already under, sir. You can see him in another three days.”
“Jesus. Stanton, you can’t do this. You may be insubordinate, but you’ve never been stupid or crazy.MoreLess
He looked smaller, she thought, all hooked up and sleeping like the dead.
Not sleeping. Comatose, she reminded herself. An important difference.
When the knock came again, harder, she sighed... and went to the door. “We’re not coming out,” she called.
“Stanton!” Watson’s muffled voice came through the wood.
“What the hell do you think you’re doing? This isn’t a game, now open the damn door!”
“Sorry, sir. The doctor is not in.”
Another pounding knock, then a pause. “What are you talking about, Lena? What have you done?”
“He’s already under, sir. You can see him in another three days.”
“Jesus. Stanton, you can’t do this. You may be insubordinate, but you’ve never been stupid or crazy.MoreLess
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