Angels Walking
“She was always in her bed, always sleeping. The male nurse on staff had explained yesterday that she’d been having outbursts of terrified screaming. None of the staff could understand why.“We keep her pretty medicated.” He shrugged. “Otherwise she tries to escape.”Tyler had been through the building enough times that he didn’t blame her. The place was clean, the staff was kind. But life was already over for the residents of Merrill Place. With the exception of a few card games, everywhere Tyler... looked people were waiting for death. Today might be an exception for Virginia Hutcheson. Her daughter was coming and the nurse had backed off on her medication.Which was more than Tyler could say for himself. He was going through the pain pills faster than before. Almost ready for another bottle. They were all he had to look forward to.He knocked on the door. “Ms. Hutcheson?”“Leave the milk on the porch!” the woman called out. She sounded pleasant.Tyler was sober for the moment, his shoulder burning through his body, the pain pills waiting for him in the car.MoreLess
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