Chapter 5
Benjamin woke up in a hospital bed. His first thought was of Clarke. His second of Sasha. He frantically pushed the button for the nurse and when one didn’t appear instantly, he got out of bed. He’d made it to the built-in wardrobe before a flash of white to one side caught his eye.
“What are you doing out of bed, Mr Storthes?” asked the nurse, whose enamel badge said ‘Edith’.
“I have to get home. My dog. How long have I been here?”
Edith put her arm around Benjamin. “Just for the night. How about we get you back into bed?”
“But my dog, Sasha. She’ll starve. There’s no one to feed her.”
Edith nodded as she manoeuvred Benjamin back to bed. “We need the doctor to come and take a look at you and then you can go home,” she said. “You’ll be back before Sasha even knows you’ve go
