Chapter 11AS THE COLONEL organized his men for the departure, Lois and Ashley went to the hospital room and Fritz and Linda walked outside. “Fritz, I've been standing for an hour. I need to sit down. Let's go to the car.” Fritz had parked at the front to be out of the way of any traffic. He took her hand as they walked across the parking lot. A few stars were visible through the mostly cloudy night. He opened the door, and she sat sideways on the passenger seat, her feet almost on the ground.
“Better?” Fritz asked.
“Uh-huh. Now it is.” He waited for her to express her worries, but they were interrupted by the arrival of Tom Andrews and James Williams.
James said, “Are you all right, Linda?”
She replied, “You got it right this time.”
“I've been practicing,” he grinned.
“I feel kind of
