Chapter 14
JOHANNA ARRIVED AT Greetje’s room at the same time that Helena came out. She shook her head in response to Johanna’s unasked question. “Not yet, but she is very close. I’ll come back tomorrow morning.”
“Can I go in?”
“Yes, of course.”
Johanna went into the room. Greetje sat in the bed, nibbling at a slice of bread that stood on a plate on the cover. Her stomach was so round and big that she had to lean back.
She looked at Johanna when she came in, but said nothing. Johanna sat down on the chair next to the bed. “How are you feeling?”
“I’m sick of this. I can’t sleep, I can’t walk, I can’t sit, I can’t breathe. Everything hurts. It’s not fun at all.”
Johanna could see that. “It won’t last much longer.”
“No.” Greetje stared into the distance.
A moment of uneasy silence pa
