Evan had excused himself from Luke, left the boy’s room, and sought out the orderly. He hadn’t yet introduced himself to anyone but the receptionist, but he figured he’d better hear what the administrator had to say before he got involved any further. It was pretty clear during this cursory meeting that the boy was seriously disturbed.
Okay, maybe I’m way out of my depth here. They’re supposed to be treating him, but is he also being abused?
The orderly, whose name according to his badge was Clint Everly, showed Evan to a sparsely furnished waiting room. This space lacked the luxuriously upholstered furniture of the visitors’ lobby. Instead there was a long cafeteria table and several metal chairs. The cinder-block walls were painted a glossy yellow, a scrubbable coating that would resis
