When Sephi arrived at the hospice center, a sense of dread washed over her. She knew there would be questions and had already spoken with Roxy about how to answer them. Roxy wanted to be honest and forthright about the knowledge she shared. That way, her coworkers and the residents understood what was happening and why she might be different when she returned to work.
Silence greeted Sephi when she reached the nurses’ desk. She saw the expectant faces of her coworkers, including the janitorial staff and Dr. Horton. Many of them had tears in their eyes as they waited for news. Sephi braced herself for what was about to come.
“Roxy has asked me to tell you everything,” Sephi said as she sat in one of the rolling chairs. “If you did not hear, Reginald was one of seven firefighters trapped i
