Chapter 141

“I’m nervous. Hospitals, I don’t like them. I don’t normally fly into a rage with people I don’t know.”

“It’s okay.” Inwardly Mason winced. He knew Parker hadn’t recognized him, but somehow having it spoken out loud made it hurt worse. People only ever saw the chair, never the guy sitting in it.

Despite the passage of time, Parker had lost little of his physical, manly presence. Mason’s gaze fellto his lap, to the suit pants covering his withered, stick-like legs. He closed his eyes, not wanting tothink about how differently fate had treated him and Parker.

“Uh, will someone be coming, do you think?” Parker’s voice had softened.

Without opening his eyes, Mason said, “Try pressing the alarm button.” He prayed it would work.

A bell rang somewhere in the distance.