The Killing Sea (2006)
“A mother stood by a cot, using a piece of cardboard to fan her small daughter’s face. The girl’s chest rose and fell with her struggling breaths. She was half-conscious and hadn’t been able to eat the rice gruel her mother had tried to feed her.
A male nurse had just made the rounds with the food. Peter refused his bowl as well, turning his head away.
“You have to eat, okay?” Sarah kept bugging him until he’d swallowed a third. The rest she finished. Tasteless, but at least it quieted her growl...ing stomach.
The female nurse made rounds after the meal, handing out a cup of water and medicine from a bottle.
When she got to Sarah, she carefully broke a white round pill, handing Sarah half. Sarah peered at the label on the bottle.
“Aspirin?” she said. “Half an aspirin? That’s all my brother’s getting? He needs antibiotics, for God’s sake!”
The nurse shrugged. Not a callous shrug, just a very tired one, but Sarah jumped to her feet and thrust her face at the nurse. “Where’s the doctor?MoreLess
A male nurse had just made the rounds with the food. Peter refused his bowl as well, turning his head away.
“You have to eat, okay?” Sarah kept bugging him until he’d swallowed a third. The rest she finished. Tasteless, but at least it quieted her growl...ing stomach.
The female nurse made rounds after the meal, handing out a cup of water and medicine from a bottle.
When she got to Sarah, she carefully broke a white round pill, handing Sarah half. Sarah peered at the label on the bottle.
“Aspirin?” she said. “Half an aspirin? That’s all my brother’s getting? He needs antibiotics, for God’s sake!”
The nurse shrugged. Not a callous shrug, just a very tired one, but Sarah jumped to her feet and thrust her face at the nurse. “Where’s the doctor?MoreLess
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