Screams of Thy Neighbour by Alexander Cowley

Author:Alexander Cowley [Cowley, Alexander]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781838036409
Publisher: Alexander Cowley
Published: 2020-06-10T22:00:00+00:00

XVIII

Before Edward could be transferred from intensive care to a general ward, he felt obliged to address the elephant in the room. An elephant that had been conspicuous by its absence throughout his recovery to date.

“How long has it been since I ended up here?” he ventured to ask one morning.

“Two days after you last asked us the same question, son. Getting on for two months since the attack,” Michael said.

“So, why hasn’t Tom been to visit yet?” Part of him was scared to find out the answer.

Helen and Michael glanced at each other. Tellingly, neither was forthcoming with an immediate answer.

Following much apparent soul-searching, Michael offered an explanation. “Close family and relatives only, Edward. Your immune system is shot to bits,” he said. Failing to ignore the disappointment in his son’s face, he added, “We’ll bring your phone tomorrow and you can give him a ring. We also have a card from Tom back home, don’t we dear?” He finished with a questionable inflection in his voice.

Helen’s hasty affirmation only fuelled Edward’s suspicions, yet he kept quiet. He wanted this to be true, not wishing to consider why Toshy might be unwilling to drop by. That Tom had simply moved on, and no longer cared.

Finally, the time came for his transfer to an open ward. There was very little in the way of fanfare running up to his move. However, it was a step in the right direction.

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