Meds by Amy Cross

Author:Amy Cross [Cross, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dark Season Books
Published: 2015-08-18T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

“I had her pegged from the moment she walked through the door,” Carmichael said the following night, as he and Elly sat at the bar. Loud music was pounding from the jukebox in the corner, and people were shouting and laughing nearby. “As soon as I met Nurse Kirsten Winter, I could tell she was a bitch from hell.”

“She's not that bad,” Elly protested.

“Of course she's that bad,” he replied. “Why are you defending her? Didn't she make you cry yesterday?”

“That was probably my fault. She was just trying to show me how to do things better, and it's natural for her to be more experienced.”

“Why was it your fault?” he asked, taking a sip of beer. “Do you really doubt yourself so easily?”

“She knows what she's doing,” Elly pointed out. “I should be learning from her.”

“The less you learn from that woman, the better. Trust me, the only lessons she's got to teach are...” Looking down at his beer for a moment, he tried to find the right word. “She's not good. I mean, she keeps the place running, but she's not good at all. If you knew the...”

She waited for him to continue, as a drunken customer bumped into her from behind as he made his way to the bar.

“If I knew the what?” she asked.

He shook his head.

“Come on,” she continued, holding her beer in one hand but still not taking a sip. “You can't just start a sentence like that and then leave it hanging.”

He opened his mouth to reply, before the barman gave him some breathing space by setting a plate of nachos in front of them, along with some dip.

“Sorry,” Carmichael continued, “I swear, last time I was here they had a full menu. It's been a while, though. I guess something changed.” He sighed. “Like everything else in the world, it changed and got worse.”

“It's fine,” she replied, “I'm having a good time.” Checking her phone, she felt for a moment as if she wanted to call her mother, but she told herself there'd be time for that later. “I just feel like...” She paused. “I feel like something's going on at Middleford Cross, something that I'm only seeing glimpses of. Does that make sense, or do I sound crazy? Like... It's a hospital, but it's also something else.”

He nodded slowly. “That makes a lot of sense.”

“Nurse Winter seems... Something's not right. I can't put my finger on it, but something is definitely not right with her.”

“Absolutely.”

“And...” She eyed him cautiously for a moment, wondering how far she could push him. “And I think you know a lot more than you're letting on.”

“You do?”

“I do.”

As if to avoid giving an immediate answer, he dipped a nacho in some sour cream and ate it. “Can I give you some advice?” he asked finally. “Please, just listen to someone who knows. Don't stay at Middleford Cross. Find another job, even if you have to take a pay cut or move outside nursing, whatever, just get out of the damn place.

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