Chapter 7

??I understand.??

Trey stood and walked toward Martinez and the doctor. ??I??d like a couple of minutes, too, if possible.??

Martinez gave Trey an appraising look. ??He??s the combat medic we used. I??m sure he just wants to satisfy himself that he did his job well.??

??Just a few minutes,?? said the doctor.

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The wait in the hallway outside the ICU cubicle seemed an eternity. Trey watched people go by and speculated on who they were and what their jobs were. Martinez finally came out.

??He??s fading in and out, and he looks like absolute shit, but then you already know that better than me,?? said Martinez.

??They really did a number on him,?? commented Trey, and he went in.