Broken Halo by Lynn Hagen

Author:Lynn Hagen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Three days later and Nurse Betty still hadn’t returned. The clinic was filling up with sick patients. Most had runny noses and coughs, but two people had to be taken to Falls Bend, the next town over, which had a nice-sized hospital, because they were suffering from pneumonia.

Ari was swamped, running from one exam room to the next, feeling exhausted. That was when Gavril stepped in. The Burstein twins, about three years old, lay on the large exam table, running fevers and crying.

Gavril had on a lab coat, Ari’s acting “assistant,” and stepped to the table next to him. He smiled at the small girls and gently tapped them on their noses. “Aren’t you two adorable,” he said then added in a low voice to Ari, out of their parents’ earshot, “Their sickness will go away in a few hours. I would’ve made it instant, but I don’t want to rouse suspicion.”

Ari smiled and whispered, “Thanks.”

He didn’t think there was anything wrong with a little heavenly intervention. It made his job a lot easier and saved him time on trying to diagnose the harder cases. Gavril’s “magic” touch also made Ari feel better knowing the toddlers wouldn’t be in misery for too much longer.

Ari reassured the parents that the girls would be fine and recommended plenty of fluids and rest.

In the next room Ari examined an elderly man with a rough cough. Gavril patted Mr. Ralston’s hand then nodded for Ari to join him across the room. He shook his head, but Ari had no idea what that meant.

As if reading his mind, Gavril said, “It’s his time. Even I won’t interfere with the fates. Nasty bitches you don’t want to cross.”

Ari peered at Mr. Ralston from over his shoulder and then turned back to Gavril. “Do you mean he’s gonna die?”

The gentleman was in his eighties, but the knowledge that he’d led a full life didn’t make it easier on Ari.

“Not right away but he smoked a pack a day, Ari. His cough isn’t from a cold, and he drank like a fish.” Gavril held up his hands. “I know, I smoke and drink, too, but I’m not human, so I don’t suffer the effects.”

Ari was filled with sympathy as he recommenced Mr. Ralston see a specialist. He had to tell the guy something. Too bad Gavril couldn’t cure him, but he understood that everyone had their time. Ari just wished Gavril hadn’t told him. It was eerie knowing, and he hoped his mate never told him when he was gonna die. Who honestly wanted to know? Not Ari.

The next patient was a teenage boy who’d slid off the icy road. Gavril shook Ron’s hand and smiled. Ari took that as a good sign and was relieved to discover that all Ron had was a bruised rib. It would heal.

It went on like that for the rest of the day. Gavril was…well, he was a godsend, which was flat-out irony since he was an angel. Ari wondered what his patients would say if they knew what had been in the room with them.

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