Where the Sun Sets
Chapter 24
"Feeling better I hope?" Dr. Kessler rushed in, through the door, behind
Josephine.
"Oh, hi, yes much better. Thank you. Your coat, I have it back at the house.
I can't...it's off limits at the moment."
"No problem, you know where I work. You can just drop it by when you have the
time. Nice to see you again, I have to get upstairs. Excuse me." He continued on
past, in a hurried mode.
Josephine and Billy headed over to the receptionist. "Antonia Dal Santo
please, has she been moved or is she still in ICU?" The receptionist handed Josephine
a visitor's pass without looking up. Josephine glanced at the card and then smiled
up at Billy. "This is good. This is good." She stated, feeling secure that Anthony
was well enough to have been moved out of ICU. Together they headed for the
elevator.
As they exited the elevator, Josephine can felt something was wrong. She
glanced over to the nurses' station and found it empty. "It doesn't mean anything is
wrong with Antonia." Billy tried to be reassuring but he couldn't even convince
himself. Josephine looked at the visitors pass for the room number and then up at
the wall for an arrow. She turned and walked full trot down the hall. Taking the
corner a bit too fast, she ran into a nurse who, in turn, spilled medication all over
the floor. The nurse's startled expression changed quickly from anger to star
struck. Billy went down with the nurse to help pick up the pills as Josephine tried
to walk past.
"She's not in her room. Ms. Ferrero...I am sorry...Ms. Ferrero!" The nurse
pleaded to Billy with her eyes. "There was a...someone got in. I'm sorry, I'm sure
they were going to call..."
"What do you mean someone got in? Where was the security? Someone was supposed
to be posted outside her room."
"Apparently the gentleman claimed to be a relative of some sort. Her father, I
think that's what they said. I'm not sure. I'm really sorry. They took her
downstairs..."
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