A Spirit Without Borders by Andrew Grey

Author:Andrew Grey [Grey, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2015-07-02T00:00:00+00:00

LIGHT HAD just begun to shine in the windows and Dillon was wide-awake. He got up and of course woke Will at the same time. They got up without saying a word, dressed, and walked over to the hospital. They both showered quickly, and once they were dressed again, Dillon took a deep breath before preparing to speak to the boys. He hated the protective gear he had to wear when he visited. It put such a distance between him and the boys—distance he wished didn’t have to be there. Fuck professionalism—these were kids and they were going to need and deserved some sort of emotional comfort, even if he needed to maintain a physical distance.

“Dr. Dillon?” Kparsi said when he opened the door to his knock. He pulled the door open further. Wamah was still asleep, curled on his side on the bed. Topka approached, and Dillon locked gazes with him.

“I’m sorry,” Dillon said to him and saw the last bit of light in the boy’s eyes fade away. The hope was gone. “She fought hard and I know that fight was for you.”

He nodded and stepped back, turning away. Dillon watched as his shoulders raised and lowered a few times, but other than that small movement, there was no indication of his grief.

“Can I see her?” Topka asked.

“Yes. The staff is preparing her body for burial. I know tradition says for the family to wash the body, but that can spread the disease and….” Dillon trailed off and simply nodded. “I’ll go with you if you like.”

“What about…?” Kparsi asked.

“There’s still hope” was all Dillon could come up with without falling to pieces. Tears welled as he looked Kparsi in the eyes. He had allowed himself to get too close to these three, but there was no turning back now. “Dr. Will went to see what he could do for her.”

Topka put an arm around Kparsi’s waist, and the two boys supported each other. There was definitely nothing good or encouraging in the news that Dillon had for them. “Thank you,” Topka said stiffly.

“I wish…. Is there anything I can do?” Dillon felt helpless and he hated that more than anything. Being a doctor had many rewards, but helplessness in the face of death was most definitely not one of them.

“Thank you,” Topka said with a shrug and stepped toward the door. Dillon stepped out and turned back toward the door in time to see it slowly close and click shut. Dillon swallowed hard and took a deep breath through his mask before leaving the area. There was nothing more he could do for them. He could do his best to try to make the boys comfortable, but anything more than that was outside the scope of his care. He wasn’t their family and he wasn’t part of their culture. He was just a guy they’d played soccer with a few times and who was nice to them.

Dillon dropped the protective gear into the biohazard container and sat on the nearby chair.

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