Echoes of Grace by Caragh Bell

Author:Caragh Bell [Bell, Caragh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781781998045
Publisher: Poolbeg Press
Published: 2019-01-01T22:00:00+00:00

William groaned when his alarm went off. He was sick of this Groundhog Day scenario. He got up, went for a run, showered, ate some muesli and went to work. It had been five days since the play: five days since he had seen or heard from Ella. He kept willing his phone to buzz, signalling a message. He just wished that she would make a move. He was tired of being the one who chased her.

She had said to keep in touch. She had suggested meeting for lunch again someday. Maybe he should just ring her up and ask her out. Again.

He turned over and closed his eyes. He was no fool. She just wasn’t interested.

The second alarm programmed on his phone rang and he pulled the pillow over his head. He wasn’t in the mood today.

Half an hour later he was dressed for the hospital. Grabbing his woollen coat, he buttoned it up. It still had a faint trace of her perfume since the day she had worn it.

Blimey, he was turning into a sap. Laura would scoff at him. Enough was enough.

The streets were empty as it was plummeting with rain. His large umbrella protected his top half from the incessant downpour but by the time he got to the hospital, his pants were soaked.

Bugger,he thought as he entered the foyer. Maybe he had a spare pair in the break room. It was unlikely but he could check. Otherwise he would have to wear blue scrubs and endure the jokes from his colleagues.

‘Morning, Adrienne,’ he called at the receptionist on the main desk. ‘Dreadful outside.’

‘Morning,’ she called back, smiling warmly. ‘Got tickets for your sister’s play. Can’t wait to see it!’

He gave her a thumbs-up and kept walking.

Mary, the ward nurse, was waiting for him. ‘We had two admissions last night. One leukaemia and one febrile. Here are the notes.’

He took the clipboard from her outstretched hand and forgot about his wet knees. The hospital was busy and there were children to be cared for.

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