Chapter 6
Eighteen Months Later
Lackington Hughes Memorial Hospital was different than I remembered. It had that same antiseptic smell that all hospitals did, but now it was brighter, with the fresh paint covering the walls. The new upholstery and artwork gracing the waiting rooms already looked dated—a purple and green combination that screamed 1990s.
When Lee had called me after all those months, I had been surprised, but I would have come to see him no matter the circumstances. The fact that he had reached out to me had me worried they might be more dire than he’d led me to believe.
I knocked lightly on the open door. He looked up and gave me a weak smile, motioning for me to come in and shut the door.
“How are you, Lee?” I asked taking a chair that had already been pulled up to th
