Chapter 9
“You’re awake.”
Gary heard the words, but for a moment they made no sense. Then he opened his eyes and saw Steve standing there. The next thing he was aware of was the fact he wasn’t at home, and that there were tubes attached to something in his arm, just below his elbow. Once he realized that, everything came flooding back. “He didn’t kill me,” he whispered.
“No,” Steve replied, taking Gary’s hand in his. “He tried, but a nice…Okay, that’s maybe the wrong word. A hero, the maintenance man for the building, stopped him. Lloyd’s been arrested.”
“Thank God.” Gary took a deep breath. “How bad? And what day is it?”
“Thursday morning, and nothing that won’t heal,” a nurse said, coming into view beside Steve. She smiled at Gary. “Do you want the list of damages?” Gary nodded so s
