Coma Girl: Part 6 (Kindle Single) by Stephanie Bond

Author:Stephanie Bond [Bond, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: NeedtoRead Books
Published: 2016-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

December 15, Thursday

THE DOOR OPENED and admitted a young blond woman who seemed vaguely familiar. My mind raced to identify her—someone from my burlesque class? I don’t think so. The instructor who passed my tell-all manuscript to a stranger? I remember her being dark-haired. Perhaps she is a visitor for Shondra Taylor, the unfortunate woman in the bed next to me whose hordes of visitors had dwindled over the past few weeks.

But when she walks directly to my bed, warning flags go up—more of them when I realize who she is.

Trina, Duncan’s ex-fiancée.

How did she get past my security guard?

“Remember me?” she asked. “I was the woman who was going to make Duncan happy. I was nice to you, Coma Girl, because I felt sorry for you. And I still feel sorry for you.”

I focus all my efforts on moving my fingers over, over, over until I touch the nurse call button. I depress it and, to my immense relief, a buzzer didn’t sound. Instead, behind Trina, a light came on over the door.

She stepped closer. “Because you don’t honestly think he’s going to stay with you forever, do you? Why would a man want a vegetable for a wife?”

She bent over my bed and put her face close to mine. “You’re just Duncan’s charity project du jour.”

The door opened and Teddy strode in. “Who are you?”

Trina straightened. “I’m… just leaving.”

“That’s a good idea. And don’t come back.”

Trina marched from the room. Teddy looked back to me and I imagine my expression reflects the whiplash I feel.

“Are you okay, Marigold?”

I nod.

“Should I call someone? Duncan?”

“No,” I croak. “I’m… good.”

Teddy nods, then leaves the room.

But I’m not good. I’m not good at all.

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