Twisted Little Things and Other Stories by Amy Cross

Author:Amy Cross [Cross, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Dark Season Books
Published: 2016-08-27T22:00:00+00:00

Part Five

August 3rd, 2016

“Yeah, so I'm picking up the birthday cake in the morning,” Isobel continued, her voice sounding a little tinny over the phone, “and then we'll start the party at one. You can make it, Mom, can't you? Louise is really looking forward to seeing you again.”

“I wouldn't miss it for anything,” Victoria replied, before hearing a beep that meant another caller was trying to get through. “Tell her that Granny will be there with a big gift for her!”

“Take care, Mom,” Isobel muttered. “And don't work too hard! Remember, you're retiring next month!”

“How could I forget?” Victoria asked with a sigh, cutting the call as she reached the nurses' station and then accepted the next call. “Retirement. Sixty-five and on the scrapheap. How wonderful.”

“Hey,” Daniel said, his voice immediately reassuring her. “Just calling to see if you wanna meet after your shift and get something to eat down at Applebee's. I know it's not Friday, but still... Well, you know, the house is so empty now Izzy and Debbie have both moved out, and it seems like it'd be more fun to shake things up and do Applebee's Friday on a Tuesday. Or is that too crazy? Tell me if I'm being crazy.”

“That sounds like a lovely plan,” she replied, before turning just in time to see a trolley being rushed along the corridor. “I think we have a new arrival, though, so I'll have to get off the phone. I'll see you at half five, at the restaurant, at our usual booth. If you get there before me, you know what I'll have.”

“No surprises?”

“No surprises. I love you, Daniel.”

As soon as she was off the phone, she joined the other nurses, who were already wheeling the latest patient into one of the rooms. Grabbing the chart from the end of the bed, Victoria stepped back and headed to the station so she could enter the patient's details into the system. She took a seat and logged onto the computer, before setting the chart down and taking a look at the first sheet of paper. Although her colleagues always found the paperwork rather tiresome, Victoria actually preferred to get things in order as quickly as possible. She hated chaos.

Her heart skipped a beat as soon as she saw the patient's name.

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