Chapter 20: Reggie
Climbing the stairs to the third floor and the boys’ ward, Bishop thought how lives could change in a moment.
He was sixteen when his father died of a heart attack, and his mother had to find work to support them. Luckily her older brother ran a grain and feed in Pollack, just a short drive down the mountain from Meeks. He put her to work right away handling customers. Lives could change so quickly without a moment’s notice.
“Bishop, I need your help here.” Nurse B, as she was called—her last name a horror to pronounce—was not one of his favorites nor the children’s, acting like she was in charge when, of course, everyone knew Nurse Dockett was. “Reggie’s wet his bed again. I need to change it. And him.” She held out a set of fresh sheets. “Which job do you want? The
