Night of the Fae (Ana Martin Series Book 1) by Lyneal Jenkins

Author:Lyneal Jenkins [Jenkins, Lyneal]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Jenton Publishing
Published: 2012-11-09T23:00:00+00:00

Work was awful. My body dragged and every time I walked into a room, I kept expecting to find Lexi there. Sometimes I saw her, laughing as she pulled the covers from the bed, or biting her lip in concentration as she counted out the medication. But then she would be gone, reminding me of what had been lost.

By the end of the shift, I felt weepy and drained. Thankfully Carl agreed for me to leave thirty minutes early as I wasn’t needed for handover.

As I approached the cloakroom, someone inside spoke my name, halting me in my tracks. My mother had always told me that you never hear anything good when you eaves drop, yet I hovered outside, listening through the gap.

‘I don’t see how she gets special treatment,’ Michelle said.

‘Wasn’t she close to Lexi, though?’ Chloe said—her young sweet voice clear in the small room.

‘So,’ Michelle said. ‘It’s not as if I didn’t like Lexi, too. But I don’t get a day off for it. It’s not like her sister died or something, but Carl is treating her as if it was. It’s just not fair, and we should complain.’

Unable to prevent myself, I opened the door. ‘You have no idea what you are talking about.’

Pauline stood in the corner, a quiet woman in her late forties, her thick curly hair greying prematurely. She averted her eyes to her hands.

I took a step towards Michelle. ‘Do you think that I spent the day shopping?’ My voice became loud in the small room. Chloe stepped back with her mouth hanging open. ‘Or maybe I spent all day in bed with my boyfriend, laughing about how you lot had to work.’ My fists clenched so hard, the nails bit into my skin.

Michelle stumbled back against the shelves containing our bags. ‘I’m just saying.’

‘Maybe you should stop just saying and start thinking,’ I said. ‘You’re a mother for God’s sake. Is this the sort of role model you want to be for your little boy?’

Her wide eyes flickered to the other women in the room before settling once more on me.

‘You can’t speak to me like this,’ she said in a small voice.

‘Why not? You spoke to your ex-husband like crap all the time. We all heard you. You didn’t even have the decency to keep it behind closed doors. And as for how you speak about the residents, you should be ashamed of yourself. They are not decrepit old fools here for your amusement. And about what I heard you say the other day, about how they should do us all a favour and kill themselves.’ I flexed my fists and stepped closer, taking deep heaving breaths. ‘Don’t ever let me hear you say it again. Do you hear me?’

Tears tracked down her cheeks, and she nodded furiously.

I stepped aside to give her access out of the cloakroom. She didn’t move. Her eyes continued to flicker around the room as if she waited for someone else to take the lead.

‘Go,’ I told her.

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