The Wives: A Novel by Tarryn Fisher

The Wives: A Novel by Tarryn Fisher

Author:Tarryn Fisher
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Thrillers, Domestic, Psychological, Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-12-30T05:03:01+00:00


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When I wake up, there is a different nurse in the room. Her back is to me, a narrow braid hanging down the center of it, almost reaching her waist. She’s young—I’d guess not a year out of nursing school. Sensing my eyes on her, she turns and sees that I’m awake.

“Hello there.” She moves fluidly, like a cat—her shoulders rolling forward as she walks. She checks the monitor while I watch her, still too out of it to speak.

“I’m Sarah,” she says. “You’ve been sleeping for a while. How do you feel?”

“Better,” I croak. “Groggy. Do I have a concussion?” My throat hurts and I glance at the plastic water jug to my right. Seeing my look of longing, she pours me a fresh cup and I glance at her gratefully. I already like her better than Nurse Hard-ass from yesterday.

“Let me get the doctor to come talk to you now that you’re awake.”

“Seth...?” I ask as she heads for the door.

“He was here while you were asleep. But I’m sure he’ll be back soon...”

My lips pull away from the straw and a line of water runs down my chin. I wipe it away with the back of my hand. “What day is it?”

“Friday.” And then with an almost embarrassed laugh, she says, “TGIF.”

I refrain from rolling my eyes—actually, I don’t think I can roll my eyes. I feel like I’m underwater, my body moving like a piece of seaweed dragged along the ocean floor.

“Sarah...?” I call out. She’s halfway out the door, an almost-escape, when she peeps her head around the corner.

“What medication do they have me on?” Is my voice slurring or am I imagining it?

She blinks and I can see she doesn’t want to answer without the doctor speaking to me first.

“Haldol.”

I struggle to sit up, the lines in my arm tugging uncomfortably as I push aside the sheets. Haldol, Haldol, Haldol! My brain is screaming. Where is Seth? What happened? I try to remember the events that led me here and I can’t. It’s like trying to pound through a brick wall.

Sarah comes rushing back in the room, her face pinched with worry. I’m the patient they trained her for—keep her calm, call for help. I see her glance over her shoulder, trying to catch a view of someone in the hallway. I don’t want her to do that; they’ll fill me with more medication until I can’t remember my own name. I calm, relaxing my hands, smoothing out my face. Sarah seems to buy my show because she slows down, approaching the bed like someone would approach a live scorpion.

“Why am I on Haldol?” I’ve been on it once before. An antipsychotic that doctors only use in extreme cases of violent behavior.

Sarah’s face is blanched, her lips pursing and squishing for an answer. Silly girl, she’ll get the hang of it in a year or so. She’s required to tell me what drugs they’ve given me; she’s not required, however, to tell me why.



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