CHAPTER 9 – TOM
CHICAGOSomething strange had happened to Tom since his arrival at Sunshine. Six weeks had passed in a blur of document signing, removal vans and adjustments to his new life. He could barely believe that it was already May. He had fully expected his symptoms to get worse, but strangely, if anything, he felt that he had more energy now than before his diagnosis.
“It’s what the place does to you,” Dustin said on the first day that he moved in when Tom admitted he wasn’t feeling all that bad. “It stalls you a bit. It’s as if your body knows that you’re now in safe hands and you don’t have to worry. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not like you’re cured or anything. But maybe for a little while, you’re a bit better than you were. Enjoy it. What are you in for?”
“What?”
Dustin laughe
