The Last Thing I Remember by Deborah Bee

Author:Deborah Bee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction

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Sarah

Day Five – 9 a.m.

‘She’s always so negative.’

‘She’s just upset, June. Like we are.’

My parents are whispering.

‘I’d rather she hadn’t come if she’s just going to upset everyone. Going on and on at the police about that man in Sarah’s room. I mean, it could have just been a mistake. Perhaps he thought he was visiting someone else. I mean, Sarah doesn’t exactly look herself, does she? And I sincerely hope she doesn’t start talking to the doctors again. Do you remember last time, when your mother had her bypass and Carol kept complaining that the food wasn’t good enough? Went on and on at everyone. I bet she’s going to go on and on.’

‘How about I get you some tea?’

The door clicks open suddenly.

‘Mum. Dad. This is Dr Donne. She’s an expert on comas.’

My sister. Bright and breezy. There is a confusion of chair scraping. My mother is making odd sighs.

‘Oh, don’t get up,’ says Dr Donne – American accent. I imagine her small and dark but wide across the beam. Do you think you can tell if someone is fat by their voice? ‘No, really, there’s no need.’

‘Dr Donne is running a study on comas. It’s a five-year study. She’s getting data from all around the world.’

Wonders never cease – my sister appears to be impressed by someone.

‘Um, nice to meet you, Dr Donne. I’m Brian, this is June and you’ve met Carol.’

‘So,’ Carol, keen to get to the point, ‘can you explain to me what’s going on? I know all about this intra-axial haemorrhage thing – is that what you call it? What I want to know is, what needs to happen now?’

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