Left You Dead by James Peter

Author:James, Peter [James, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Suspense
ISBN: 9781529004281
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2021-04-01T13:00:00+00:00

58

Wednesday 4 September

They remained at Bruno’s bedside for twenty minutes before returning to the Relatives’ Room with Williams and the two women.

After some moments, Grace asked, ‘If – if we did agree to donating some – or all – of Bruno’s organs, what would the process be?’

The counsellor, Imelda Bray, then said, ‘We would give you all the time you need to sit with him. What we could do is dress him in his favourite clothes: does he have a cap or a T-shirt, or something like that, which he loves to wear?’

Grace nodded. ‘Yes, he does.’

‘Perhaps you could bring them. We could play his favourite music. If he’s into computer games, bring one in, something like his iPad, if he has one?’

‘He does, yes,’ Cleo said.

‘Then the best thing for you,’ the counsellor said, ‘is to say goodbye to Bruno on the ward before we take him down to the operating theatre.’

‘If we agreed to donate everything that could be helpful,’ Grace asked, ‘what would be left? What I – I mean – is that his mother is buried here in Brighton and I’d like to bury him near her grave. Will there be something to bury?’

‘Of course, plenty, darling,’ Cleo interjected.

Imelda Bray gave her a knowing smile. ‘You’re the expert on this.’

‘But not on my stepson – I – couldn’t . . .’

‘Please don’t worry, we wouldn’t dream of that,’ Charlotte Elizabeth said. ‘Our own team are very experienced in this. You would be able to give him a proper funeral.’

Roy and Cleo sat in silence for a long while. Finally, Roy stood up and held out his hand to Cleo. Addressing the three hospital staff, he said, ‘You’ve been incredibly helpful, I’m very grateful. If you could give my wife and I some time to go away and discuss this . . . who should I call when we’ve come to a decision later today?’

Imelda Bray gave him her card. ‘It has my mobile number – you can reach me any time.’

He glanced at the card then pocketed it. ‘Thank you, all of you, for being so helpful. I’ll try to get back to you as quickly as I can.’

He turned away, so they couldn’t see his tears, opened the door for Cleo and followed her out. As he did, his job phone rang.

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