"Ms. Dumas, please," her nurse said with an exasperated sigh, trying desperately to sound patient. "You have to eat something. It's not healthy to skip breakfast so much."
Had Harley been really paying attention, she might have argued that she'd only skipped breakfast a few times, but at the moment her nurse was the least of her worries. Harley was nearly panic-stricken.
She hadn't made it! Last night, she never made it to the lab! Another night wasted away from her sweethearts. When her nurse had opened her door, she had attempted to burst through and make a run for the lab again. She hadn't gone beyond her doorframe before two orderlies hooked her by both arms and kept her still. After her display during visiting hours, they were cautious enough to have orderlies ready for her the next morning. The threat of another sedation kept her compliant as they led her to the cafeteria.
Her head was spinning. If it wasn't too late last night, it very well might be by now. They could be dead, or worse! Everything Crane had said the previous night... she didn't want to believe any of it, but it was true! All of it!
Unaware of her care's plight, the nurse placed a full tray into Harley's hands and led her to the closest table. She gently pushed Harley down into a seat near one of the other patients with an obviously fake smile. (At least to Harley it was obvious.) "Here you are, darling. Try to eat everything, okay?"
With that, she wandered off, leaving Harley to stare blankly at her tablemate while she tried to comprehend what had just happened. The girl across from her didn't look like the jolliest camper around herself. She sighed exasperated. "Darlin' my butt... They sure got some nerve, don't they?"
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Had Harley been really paying attention, she might have argued that she'd only skipped breakfast a few times, but at the moment her nurse was the least of her worries. Harley was nearly panic-stricken.
She hadn't made it! Last night, she never made it to the lab! Another night wasted away from her sweethearts. When her nurse had opened her door, she had attempted to burst through and make a run for the lab again. She hadn't gone beyond her doorframe before two orderlies hooked her by both arms and kept her still. After her display during visiting hours, they were cautious enough to have orderlies ready for her the next morning. The threat of another sedation kept her compliant as they led her to the cafeteria.
Her head was spinning. If it wasn't too late last night, it very well might be by now. They could be dead, or worse! Everything Crane had said the previous night... she didn't want to believe any of it, but it was true! All of it!
Unaware of her care's plight, the nurse placed a full tray into Harley's hands and led her to the closest table. She gently pushed Harley down into a seat near one of the other patients with an obviously fake smile. (At least to Harley it was obvious.) "Here you are, darling. Try to eat everything, okay?"
With that, she wandered off, leaving Harley to stare blankly at her tablemate while she tried to comprehend what had just happened. The girl across from her didn't look like the jolliest camper around herself. She sighed exasperated. "Darlin' my butt... They sure got some nerve, don't they?"