CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
The next day found me standing underneath the big, shady oak tree outside of the Hero Island Hospital, staring up at the large building and watching people walk in and out of it. The weather was beautiful today, with clear blue skies, bright warm sunshine, and even a nice cool breeze blowing through to take off some of the heat. It was one of those unusually beautiful days that happened in Hero Island, which due to being so close to New York normally had pretty bad weather, especially in October. The visitors, patients, and medical workers entering and exiting the hospital were all smiles and laughter, their moods no doubt lifted by the day’s nice weather.
But I couldn’t enjoy it, no matter how beautiful today was. I was debating with myself whether I should go into th
