When Blood Cries by M Glenn Graves

Author:M Glenn Graves [Graves, M Glenn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781641198943
Publisher: City Lights Press
Published: 2015-07-13T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Starnes was sitting on the floor in the hallway next to her father’s door when I returned forty minutes later. The room was full of nurses and maybe a doctor or two. Some of them were coming out of the room as I approached. Starnes looked up at me and shook her head.

“He’s gone.”

“I’m sorry,” I said.

“I knew it was coming, just didn’t think it would be this fast. Mama died in October. Four months ago. Four! Doesn’t seem like any time has passed.”

More people emerged from the room until I could see only one remaining hospital person standing over Spud Carver’s body. She was disconnecting tubes and shutting off monitors. I noticed she took great care when she removed the IVs. She finally walked toward us and stopped in the doorway next to me.

“You can go in now,” she said.

I helped Starnes get up. She didn’t need help, but I thought it was the thing to do. She entered the room and moved to the side of his bed. She took his left hand in both of hers as I had seen her do earlier. It was different this time though.

“You want me to step outside and give you some more time alone?” I said.

“I’ve had my talk with him. I told him what I thought. I told him what I felt. I’m pretty sure he can’t hear now.”

“You need anything?” I said.

“Some tears.”

“They’ll come.”

“I doubt it,” she said and I could tell that she meant it.

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