Chapter 106

KEENA

The paper hospital gown scratches against my skin and crinkles loudly in the silent room but I don't notice. I am numb. I know that the doctor sitting at my bedside is telling me something important. He places a bottle of pills in my hands and I just look at them. I haven't heard the instructions on how to take them.

Turning my head I look at Ward. He is holding onto my free hand and squeezing it tightly, trying to assure me that everything is going to be okay. Ward is listening carefully to the doctor and they are trying to work out a plan. I, on the other hand, am memorizing every line in his face. I am watching the way his brow furrows while he is thinking and how his eyes light up when he thinks a certain treatment may work. His beard has grown out and unkempt. He keeps rubbing his fingers over his chin ruffling it up.

His peppermint scent fills the air and I inhale deeply. I want to remember everything about him, before it is too late.

I need to remember