Chapter 32 “Nathan,” I whispered, grasping his hand. They were going to give him a week. One more week. And if his eyes do not open, then they will turn the life support machine off. Turn the machine off. That’s what the doctor said. Off. Like you can switch it back on any time. The doctor held some sort of grudge against Nathan, and I guessed it was because of the drugs. People judged him. As soon as they knew he was in hospital for taking heroin, they stop feeling sorry for him. I could see it in their eyes. But they don’t know that it was my fault. That he would never have touched the injection if it weren’t for me. The first person to come to the hospital to see me was Bridgit. “Sandy, you’ve got to come back for a while. It’s not healthy to be here. You need a shower and food,”

