Before You Were Mine by Heidi Lowe

Author:Heidi Lowe [Lowe, Heidi]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Lesbian romance, lesbian fiction, lesbian book
Publisher: Heidi Lowe Books
Published: 2017-12-15T08:00:00+00:00

FIFTEEN

The therapy room had never seen so much action, or so I was told by more than one member of staff.

"You've really brought this place alive. What a transformation!" one female doctor had said during my first week as Oakwood General Hospital's part time pianist. It was a title I wore with pride, thankful for the opportunity to do something I loved, and do some good for the patients.

I'd been on the team for four weeks, and today had been the busiest I'd ever seen the room. Perhaps it had something to do with the melodies I was banging out. I'd picked up a couple of music books, one with popular childhood melodies, and the other pop songs of the last three decades, none of which I could remember. The songs by a band called Queen seemed to be the most popular, encouraging people to sing along.

Over by the window, a wheelchair-bound Orion provided the drumbeats, adding them in unnecessarily whenever he felt like it, and making everyone chuckle. Spirits were high, the laughter was loud.

When the last tune of the day was played, I received friendly boos and complaints to continue. It was the same every shift, and did wonders for my ego.

"Another one," one of the kids chanted.

"Sorry, kiddo, they don't let me stay past a certain time."

Everyone thanked me and went about their day.

"I wish you could come every day," Orion said when he rolled over and parked himself in front of me. "This place gets so boring."

He'd spent the last three years in and out of the hospital, I'd learned. First the leukemia, then due to the chemotherapy, liver damage. He'd had the worst luck, but he always seemed to put on a brave face. He'd become one of my favorite people, though it broke my heart every time I saw him.

"Me too. But four days a week is still cool, right?" Four days, two and a half hours per day. It didn't amount to much money-wise, but it was enough to get me by. Besides, I loved being there. It wouldn't have mattered how much they paid me. I was just grateful for the job, and the chance to get out of the house. Mrs Howlett, as sweet as she was, had started driving me nuts. Between the new job and hanging out with Tiffany, I was able to avoid her for a few hours a day.

He shrugged. "I guess."

Sometimes he was too sick to get out of bed, and missed my performance.

"All right, mister, your parents are going to be here soon. Let's get you back to your room," Tiffany said when she entered the room.

He didn't argue – none of the kids ever did when she gave them orders. With a voice as smooth and as sweet as hers, who would have wanted to defy her?

She smiled at me as a hello, and I waved. It was always nice to see her, to work with her, even though we didn't see much of each other during our shifts.

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