‘Your partner said you were Church of Egypt, I’ve amended that to Catholic now.’
‘Partner, Catholic?’
‘Father O’Brien has been sitting with you, but left to do Sunday morning mass.’
‘Sunday?’
The nurse had things to do, ‘You’ve been asleep nearly twenty hours,’ and she left.
Jack slipped out a long groan, you’re allowed to groan in hospital, but his heart wasn’t in it; he felt woozy. ‘How’s he doing, nurse?’ Mandy was there.
‘The doctor says he’s okay, he’s slept a long time, so I think his body must have needed it.’ Both women looked at him: one, matter-of-fact; the other, a little love. Jack missed both; you do if you’re woozy.
‘He’s been through a lot lately, God love him. When can he come out?’ Mandy asked.
‘Doc says now if he"s up to it, so let’s see, let him sleep.’
Mandy no
