Machinations (2016)
“None of the doctors tell me directly; instead I have to hear about it through the grapevine, and even then accounts are confused. One man gossips to his friends that Commander Forsyth is dying; another man says he heard he was already dead. When I ask another woman, one of the medical staff, she staunchly insists he survived surgery just fine. But I see the doubt in her eyes. That’s what scares me the most. All of this is merely compounded by the fact that when I try to see him, the doctors ref...use to let me inside the room.
“I want to see him,” I say, and if it’s not clear by my manner or tone, I add a hard “Now.”
The physician looks uncomfortable with the confrontation, but it’s clear he’s already gotten his orders from someone else. “There was a lot of blood. We’re still cleaning up…”
“Is he dead?” Somehow I manage to distance myself from the words. It’s the only thing keeping me from screaming them.
“Dead?” His eyebrows rise almost comically high. “No!MoreLess
“I want to see him,” I say, and if it’s not clear by my manner or tone, I add a hard “Now.”
The physician looks uncomfortable with the confrontation, but it’s clear he’s already gotten his orders from someone else. “There was a lot of blood. We’re still cleaning up…”
“Is he dead?” Somehow I manage to distance myself from the words. It’s the only thing keeping me from screaming them.
“Dead?” His eyebrows rise almost comically high. “No!MoreLess
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