Strangewood
“Gershmann said bluntly and shook his head in consternation as he glanced over at Nathan. With his left hand, he stroked his bushy mustache, while his right rested with familiarity on his prodigious gut.
"It's just so darned odd," the doctor added.
The strange odors had mostly disappeared, though Thomas could smell just a phantom hint of orange. Or thought he could. He had been taking in the depressing sterility of the room — even the walls themselves looked as though they had been washed so oft...en they were now faded and dull — but now he blinked and just stared at the doctor.
"Odd?" Emily repeated, a horrified look on her face. "Dr. Gershmann, he's been here nearly forty-eight hours. How can you all be completely clueless? I'm sorry if this is insulting, but what the hell are we doing here if you can't help us? Should we transfer Nathan somewhere he'll be able to get help?" A bleach-blonde nurse knocked lightly on the door, popped her head in, and reminded Dr. Gershmann he had a meeting with someone named Challis in twenty minutes.MoreLess
"It's just so darned odd," the doctor added.
The strange odors had mostly disappeared, though Thomas could smell just a phantom hint of orange. Or thought he could. He had been taking in the depressing sterility of the room — even the walls themselves looked as though they had been washed so oft...en they were now faded and dull — but now he blinked and just stared at the doctor.
"Odd?" Emily repeated, a horrified look on her face. "Dr. Gershmann, he's been here nearly forty-eight hours. How can you all be completely clueless? I'm sorry if this is insulting, but what the hell are we doing here if you can't help us? Should we transfer Nathan somewhere he'll be able to get help?" A bleach-blonde nurse knocked lightly on the door, popped her head in, and reminded Dr. Gershmann he had a meeting with someone named Challis in twenty minutes.MoreLess
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