Amber took a deep breath and let it out slowly, trying to remember he was hurting and he didn’t really mean to sound so angry. She finished getting Crash situated in his bed then left as quickly as she could manage without looking like she was running away. He’d been there for almost a month and she’d become quite fond of him. She liked most of her patients, but something about him made her like him more than most, and it wasn’t just that he’d been there so long. They often had patients who stayed for only a few days, but a few weeks at a time wasn’t unheard of either. Pushing her way into the restroom she took several deep breaths and forced herself not to let the threatening tears fall. Normally, a patient snapping at her like he had done wouldn’t bother her. She wasn’t sure why it had

