The Birthdays (2014)
““Lydia?” she said. She wore thick glasses, and her hair sat on her head in a white bowl. “Lydia, darling?”
“You must have the wrong room,” Daniel said. He sat beside Brenda’s bed.The woman blinked furiously. “Sorry?” she mumbled.“You have the wrong room,” he repeated in a measured voice, and Brenda added, “There’s no Lydia here, ma’am.”But the woman made no effort to leave. Weighed down by what once could have been a garden of white carnations and yellow daisies, she appeared not to see or ...hear the two of them. She opened her mouth but said nothing.“Please, you have the wrong room,” Brenda said. “You might go check with the nurses down the hall.”“Pardon me? Who’s there?”
“I’ll show you to the nurses’ station,” Daniel said, and his words finally seemed to register with her.“Well, I must be in the wrong room,” she said, blushing. “Forgive me. I’ll go find the nurses myself.” She turned slowly and bumped into the doorframe on the way out, knocking two daisies from her bouquet onto the floor.Daniel wheeled across the room, edged himself forward and, with some effort, scooped up the flowers.MoreLess
“You must have the wrong room,” Daniel said. He sat beside Brenda’s bed.The woman blinked furiously. “Sorry?” she mumbled.“You have the wrong room,” he repeated in a measured voice, and Brenda added, “There’s no Lydia here, ma’am.”But the woman made no effort to leave. Weighed down by what once could have been a garden of white carnations and yellow daisies, she appeared not to see or ...hear the two of them. She opened her mouth but said nothing.“Please, you have the wrong room,” Brenda said. “You might go check with the nurses down the hall.”“Pardon me? Who’s there?”
“I’ll show you to the nurses’ station,” Daniel said, and his words finally seemed to register with her.“Well, I must be in the wrong room,” she said, blushing. “Forgive me. I’ll go find the nurses myself.” She turned slowly and bumped into the doorframe on the way out, knocking two daisies from her bouquet onto the floor.Daniel wheeled across the room, edged himself forward and, with some effort, scooped up the flowers.MoreLess
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