The Pieces of Summer by Wanda E. Brunstetter

Author:Wanda E. Brunstetter [Brunstetter, Wanda E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9781624160806
Publisher: Barbour
Published: 2013-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 5

Philadelphia

When Anne entered the rehab floor and headed for Eddie’s room, she whispered a prayer. “Dear Lord, I pray that things will go well with Eddie’s therapy today, and help me to be an encouragement to him.”

As soon as Anne stepped in her patient’s room, she spotted him lying on the floor beside his bed. Relieved to see that he was conscious, although struggling to get up, she quickly squatted down beside him. “Eddie, what happened? Did you try to get out of bed by yourself?”

He nodded, offering her a guilty-looking grin. “I was hungry and thought I could walk down to the nurses’ station and ask for something to eat. But the room started spinning, and the next thing I knew, I was flat on the floor.”

Anne slipped her arms around his waist and helped him to stand. “You should have punched the call button for help,” she said, assisting him back into the bed.

He frowned. “I tried that, but no one came.”

“Well, you should have kept trying.” She pulled the sheet up and tucked it under his chin. “I’ll go see if I can get you something to snack on, and then we need to begin your therapy session.”

Eddie’s nose wrinkled as he raked his fingers through the ends of his white-blond hair. “What’s the point in me learning how to walk on my own when I don’t even know who I am? I’m pretty much worthless, and if I ever do get to leave this hospital, I’ll probably have to go beg on the streets ’cause I don’t even know what I can do to earn a living.” He groaned. “Since I have no identification, who’d hire me anyways?”

“Let’s take these issues one at a time,” Anne said. “I’ll be back in a few minutes with some food.” She tapped him gently on the arm. “So please stay put.”

Anne wasn’t sure what else to say. If they knew who Eddie was, and he had a family to take care of him, he could begin life anew. But with no evidence of his identity and not even a glimpse of his lost memory, the poor man was like a ship without any water to stay afloat.

I wonder when Eddie’s well enough to leave the hospital, if Grandma and Grandpa might consider taking him in, Anne thought. They have a big house, with five bedrooms, two of which are vacant, so maybe they’d be charitable enough to let Eddie live there in exchange for him doing some chores around the place. Guess I’ll wait to mention that until he’s stronger and getting closer to being released.

As Anne continued down the hall toward the nurses’ station, she spotted Susan heading her way.

“I came to visit Eddie,” Susan said eagerly. “I wanted to see how he’s doing today.”

“Well, he was determined enough to get some food that he tried to get out of bed by himself.” Anne smiled, despite the seriousness of the situation. “That determination is what’s going to help him get well—at least physically.

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