MELODY
I watched the shadows on the wall of my hospital room and pulled my blanket tighter around me. Next to my bed is a cot where Nancy slept, facing the window. The door to my room was open, and I could see out to the hall, which made me a little nervous. What if my stalker found out I was in the hospital and followed me here?
Nurse Perla, a nice Filipina lady, assured me he wouldn't be able to get in. Pneumatic pressure secured the automatic doors to the infirmary wing, and only nurses at the nurse's station had access to the button that released the lock. She told Nancy and me that there were CCTV cameras in all the corridors, and guards at the security station regularly monitored them.
Nancy also had an approved visitor's list, and the only people on there were Mr. and Mrs. Davenp
