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Date Posted: 21:25:25 09/05/99 Sun
Author: DiAnne ;)
Subject: Josie was ready to dash out the door,
In reply to: Editor Sally 's message, "HEY ALL-- please continue story from here.." on 20:42:03 09/05/99 Sun

...terrified she would get caught. She knew from personal experience that ICU patients were highly guarded by the nursing staff and rarely left alone. The fact that she was able to get in here in the first place was somewhat astonishing to her.

Fear fighting against curiosity, the latter got the best of her when she heard another moan. Steeling herself, she summoned up the courage to approach the bed one more time.

This time, a pair of dark brown eyes peered at her through narrow slits. Frightened, questioning eyes searched for answers. Josie pulled the surgical mask down past her chin and smiled at the man staring up at her.

Putting on the best 'nurse' smile she had seen countless times in her brother's room, she purred sweetly, "Shh…don't try to talk. You need your strength. You'll be out of your misery before you know it." Her voice remained sooth and calm, though her words held a double-edged meaning, known only to her.

She smiled again when she saw that her ploy had worked. The dark eyes closed, and the face that held them relaxed.

Quickly and quietly, Josie exited the room. Turning the corner down the hall, she could see she had left not a moment too soon, as a nurse entered through the very door she had just escaped from.

Hurrying down the hallway, she lucked out when she found an empty elevator. Tearing off the stolen scrubs, she rolled them into a tight ball and tucked them under her arm. She had to get away. She had to think…

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