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"I thought you called ht you said Robert"

Neither of us moved a muscle

I searched hts and waited, but it was as if a dark cloud had suddenly appeared, shutting away the light and enveloping ain

"I don't know," I said, frustrated "I don't understand" I started to cry "You see, Doctor Scanlon is right I am disturbed, too confused to be on my own"

"Don't, Laura Please" He kissed away a tear

We heard the sound of a cart being wheeled in the hallway and aited until it passed my room

"You'd better go," I whispered

"I'll be back toht, Laura"

"Good night," I said He held o I watched hione

Moments afterward, alone in the dark and quiet roohts for companionship, I had to wonder Had I dreamed Lawrence's visit or had he really been here?

In the ht in my sleep because my pilloas soaked with my tears I knew my dreams were full of sadness, but I couldn't re had been written in the sand and as soon as I woke, the ocean ca the to do but start all over

A different nurse's aide brought me my breakfast She was just as close wrong All I learned about her was her first nairl with very pretty ebony eyes She wore her hair very short, which ht She eave me fresh water, and helped me wash

"When can I take a bath or a shower? These sponge baths aren't enough"

"I don't know," she said "You have to ask the nurse"

Just like Clare, Della avoided looking at me h I were ugly, a hideous creature that no one could bare to look at