Dream Doctor by J.J. DiBenedetto

Author:J.J. DiBenedetto [DiBenedetto, J.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-10T18:13:56+00:00

Janet’s mother is awake when we enter her room. When she sees me, she says, in a very faint voice, “I saw you on the news last night. Your parents must be so proud of you and your brother.” Saying that much at one time seems to take nearly all of her strength. Janet goes to her, looking for something to do. She settles for straightening her blankets.

“Easy, Mom.”

I sit down, and after a minute Janet does as well. Margaret’s words remind me that I haven’t actually called my parents to tell them about Bob and Susan and everything that happened. I tell her that with an embarrassed grin, and she scolds me.

“They’ll want to know. I always want to know when my Janet does something good.” I can barely hear her; she’s much weaker than she was the last time I saw her. I don’t think she has very long at all.

“I’ll call them as soon as I get home. I promise.”

She looks at me very intently. “I know you will.” I look right back at her, just as intently. I want to make sure she knows that I keep all my promises, and when she gives me the closest expression she can manage to a smile, I know that she does.

We talk—well, mostly Janet talks—for a while, until Margaret falls asleep, and then we sit quietly for another half hour or so until Janet decides it’s OK for us to go.

“I’m sure you don’t want to do any work today,” I tell her once we’re out in the hallway and on our way out.

“No, but I know I need to,” she says in a voice not much stronger than her mother’s.

Her and me both. “You know what? Let’s stop at Little Caesar’s on the way back, we’ll get pizza and bring it back with us. We can eat and study at the same time. My treat.”

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