Identity (Eyes Wide Open, Book 1) by Ted Dekker

Author:Ted Dekker [Dekker, Ted]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: FICTION/Suspense
Publisher: Outlaw Studios
Published: 2012-12-25T16:00:00+00:00

THE LOUNGE they’d led Christy to while they cleared up the confusion was located near the administrator’s office. It was a typical waiting room with two groupings of blue cushioned folding chairs set around oak coffee tables, several large ficus plants, magazines, and a counter that offered coffee and water.

The round white clock on the wall had clicked off forty-three painful minutes, and still, no one had come for her. Why everything concerning doctors took so long, she would never understand.

One of two doors led into the administrator’s reception room, where Christy had met Beverly, Kern Lawson’s secretary. The other led into what appeared to be a larger patient lounge or recreation room.

She knew this because she’d opened it, poked her head through the door, and looked around the room for a full minute before retreating to the relative security of the lounge.

There had been about a dozen patients in the room, half gathered around a television, the rest either sitting at one of the tables playing games, or seated alone, some still, some repeating obsessive behavior. All wore blue smocks.

She’d watched Linda, the nurse who’d found her, talking quietly to a woman seated cross-legged on the floor, hands shaking incessantly. The patient’s abject fear reached Christy like a wave of unseen energy that seeped into her bones. She’d withdrawn and closed the door softly.

Her own problems seemed absurd next to what some people faced. She should be grateful for her life. Sure, she had her issues, but she wasn’t destitute or homeless. It was all a matter of perspective. After this, a calm settled over her for a while, but her anxiousness slowly returned as the minutes stretched.

She consoled herself with the confidence that Austin would eventually track her down, and they would laugh about being in such an unlikely mess. All because of a cheap locket from Target.

The door suddenly opened, and Christy unfolded her legs. Beverly faced her, unconcerned. Just another day at the office.

“You can come back now, honey.”

Christy stood and crossed the room. “It’s all good?”

“It is.” She smiled. “Kern just wants a word.”

She stepped into the reception room, waited for the secretary to close the door, and followed her to the administrator’s office, where Beverly turned.

“Anything I can get for you? Some water?”

“No thanks.”

“All right.” She ushered Christy through and shut her in.

Kern Lawson removed his feet from his desk and tossed a toothpick in the waste bin. He’d loosened his tie and rolled his sleeves up. The day was getting on.

“Have a seat. Just going over what we have here. You need anything? Water?”

“She already asked. I’m fine, thank you.”

“Good. I’m sorry to keep you waiting, but as you can imagine, taking inventory when the patients are up and around isn’t as simple as when they’re asleep. You caught us during a shift change to boot.”

“But all’s good, right? I really need to get back home.”

“You’re at 456 Blanard Drive, right? Yes, we checked on that too. Rented by one Christy Ray Snow, just like you said.

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