Chapter 238

June 1st was Independence Day, not that Independence Day, but Independence Day for Fred Hastings, he was getting out of the hospital, nearly 4 months after he should have died. The doctors held a press conference in the morning advising the press of the miraculous recovery he had made. He still had a long way to go, as far as his physical and mental healing was concerned, but he was now fit enough to be treated as an outpatient. His memory was of concern. It had not improved since the day of the shooting.

Certain things he could remember and certain things about his past he had no concept of. He could not remember his childhood, where he grew up, his parents, his sister, or what schools he attended. He did know that he was a lawyer and he was as sharp as ever in that area, before the shooting. They feared, because of where the bullet hit him, the shock, reverberation inside his skull, that portion of his memory may never return.

As far as his physical healing, he would g