Chapter 12 Estranged Siblings ##12

• "Ah, I'm his physician, Doctor Krastin. Uh, we've met, yes?" he asked, and she nodded, so he continued. "I checked in on him this morning. He was in a lot of pain but has no serious injuries. Just a lot of bruising on his right side. He was very lucky. I've written a script for him for a powerful painkiller and have advised him it is highly addictive, so he should do his best to limit his use of it." He looked at Andre's chart. "He'll have been given his first dose this...." He frowned, then looked at the other nurses. "I'm not seeing a reference to Mr. Marin's first dose. Did Nurse Hall administer it?"
• One of the ladies grimaced. "She wasn't feeling well and left early this morning," she confessed. "She mentioned nothing to us."
• The doctor came around the counter, and Cassandra followed him down the hall to Andre's room. They went inside and over to his bedside. Andre looked up at them with glassy eyes.