Possession
“She kept Dean busy, which I was thankful for. I really didn’t know how to act around him. I watched him and his mother sit close together, talking. Rachel beamed every time she looked at him. It was nice that she had him back.
With Wendy out of the picture, I spent a few hours playing checkers with Andrew. He didn’t want to talk about what happened, so I didn’t push him. He won two games and I won three. I offered to play another game, but he shook me off. He claimed to be tired and left to go ...take a nap.
I sat by the window, watching a bird flitter from one branch to another. Nurse Harrington came over and sat down next to me.
“You seem very fond of that young man—Dean. I see the way you two look at each other. It reminds me of my husband and I, back when we were courting. My husband’s dead. He died last year.”
“I'm sorry.”
She looked out the window at the bird. “You’re never really prepared to lose someone you love. I thought the two of us would grow old together.”MoreLess
With Wendy out of the picture, I spent a few hours playing checkers with Andrew. He didn’t want to talk about what happened, so I didn’t push him. He won two games and I won three. I offered to play another game, but he shook me off. He claimed to be tired and left to go ...take a nap.
I sat by the window, watching a bird flitter from one branch to another. Nurse Harrington came over and sat down next to me.
“You seem very fond of that young man—Dean. I see the way you two look at each other. It reminds me of my husband and I, back when we were courting. My husband’s dead. He died last year.”
“I'm sorry.”
She looked out the window at the bird. “You’re never really prepared to lose someone you love. I thought the two of us would grow old together.”MoreLess
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