Chapter 18
Kate MorganWinter had come around quickly that year with everyone pretending things were normal, which seemed to be the common theme. Pretense. Falsehoods. Denial.
Kate had found a job as a caregiver working at the same retirement home that Louise’s mother had spent the last years of her life. They’d offered her a job providing one-on-one care to a resident named Bruce Lester, an antagonistic ninety-year-old who had lung cancer. Though an unusual set-up, Bruce’s care demanded that no ‘poking or prodding’ take place, and that he was to live the remainder of his life as nature saw fit. Abiding by his wishes, Bruce’s family requested that no intervention be carried out when it came to his health. All he required from the retirement village was a place to stay and a companion to s
