CHAPTER 41
Leaning over the bowl in the Orchard Grove bathroom, I don’t even realize these flashbacks aren’t real. As far as my mind is aware, I’m still in that County Hospital bed. Still surrounded by worried faces. Worried voices. I don’t know how much time has passed. I think I’ve been asleep, but I’m not sure. I have the feeling that hours have gone by. Lifetimes. I’ve been asleep, I wake up. I’m stirred to full attention by the sound of Reginald’s shouts. It’s the first time I’ve heard him angry for as long as I’ve known him.
“Get that man out of here.” I don’t know who he’s yelling at or why he’s using such an authoritative voice. I want to tell him to calm down, but I’m so drowsy. So weak.
I force my eyes fully open and sit up in bed. Everything in my body feels torn and raw. I l
