Upon A Winter's Night by Karen Harper

Author:Karen Harper [Harper, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub, pdf
Published: 2013-10-31T18:30:00+00:00

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That evening, Lydia and Mamm sat slumped in the surgery waiting room at the hospital. Their shoulders touched—at least something did. Mamm either kept her eyes closed or stared off into space. She had not drunk the tea Lydia had brought her from the cafeteria. How Lydia wished Mamm would say something, but, on the other hand, it might be more accusations.

Lydia guessed it was pretty much after hours for scheduled surgeries, because they were alone, like two strangers who hardly spoke.

Finally, around nine, a surgeon, Dr. Bryan, still dressed in his light green outfit, came out to talk to them. “Mrs. Brand?”

They both stood. “Ya, and our daughter, Lydia,” Mamm said, and those few words brought more tears to Lydia’s eyes.

“Solomon came through the procedure quite well. During the angioplasty I explained earlier, we inserted a stent, a wire mesh tube to keep the offending artery open. That will improve the blood flow to his heart and relieve the angina—the pain. With new medications and rest, he should make a full recovery. But time will tell.”

“Thank you, Doctor,” Lydia put in while Mamm just sucked in a sob and sat back down.

“One of you can stay in his room this evening, though he’ll be heavily sedated. He’ll be in cardiac care on the first floor. Mrs. Brand, have you thought of the name of his blood pressure medication? I know under the strain, neither of you could recall it before. Of course, we can phone his doctor for it tomorrow—”

“If Maam stays and I can find a way home, I can bring you the bottle of his pills so you can see the dosage and all,” Lydia offered.

“Ya,” Mamm said. “In the medicine cabinet in the bathroom. Sorry, I can’t remember, but it was a strange name.”

“I understand,” Dr. Bryan said. “Lydia, can I call for a driver to take you back to Homestead?”

At that very moment, a miracle. Two miracles in one night, because she’d been praying Daad could live a normal life again. And now Hank stood in the door with car keys in his hands as if delivered by an angel. If only Josh could be with him!

“Just one moment,” she told the doctor. “I see someone from home who has a truck.” She hurried over toward Hank.

“Josh isn’t here but he sent me,” Hank blurted. “How’s your dad doing?”

“As well as can be expected. A heart attack.”

“Josh said that’s what the sheriff thought.”

“He was there questioning Josh again?”

“More or less. They did an autopsy on Sandra. It may have been a blow to her head. Hopefully—if I can say it that way—when she fell, not that someone hit her.”

Though Lydia’s stomach had felt cramped for hours, she felt worse now. “It can’t be murder,” she whispered, then shook her head to get back to this reality. “Hank, if you’re heading home, I need a ride. My mother’s going to stay, but I have to get some things for her and Daad, including the name of his medicine.

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