Chapter 12
Honor forgot how tough it can be to do the whole hospital thing. Aside from desperately needing a shower, she feels fidgety and wishes she’d remembered to have Beau grab her deodorant or perfume or something. She’s pretty certain she can smell herself as she changes into the outfit her brother brought her. Honor uses some of the industrial soap to wash up a bit but now she just smells more like a hospital.
Thankfully, Cody, the nurse, took pity on her and scored a tube of toothpaste and one of the cheap plastic toothbrushes they have on hand. Chipping away the furry feeling on her teeth brings back a bit of her humanity.
“I’m not going to be able to stay long, Hon,” Beau says as she walks back in her mom’s room.
“That’s fine, I’ve got it,” Honor assures him. She didn’t expec
