Chapter 216

Sharon asked the nurse how Fred was doing. She said that it appears that he is phasing in and out of coma. He opens his eyes, he gazes around, but I don't think he really sees anything yet. He seems very confused so he closes his eyes and goes back to sleep or just rests. Why don't you talk to him and see what happens.

Sharon walked over to the bed and could not decide how to approach him. It had been six long days since he'd been shot, and although he had been responsive with his hand pressure movements, that's all he had done. She wanted him back, the girls wanted him back, his boss wanted him back, badly. Maybe tender loving care was not the way to go. She would try another tack with him, now. She leaned over the bed towards his ear and yelled, "God dammit Fred, I'm tired of this shit. Wake up already. This lying down on the job is getting boring. You have not rested this much since you were 15 years old, and the Attorney General is tired of te