Before Karl was halfway to midday, he was grateful for those extra hours of rest a thousand times over. Getting up in the middle of the night wouldn't have helped anyone as it turned out. Constant challenges and stress didn't prepare him for what was coming.
Hell didn't truly break loose for Karl until nearly the end of his terribly long day.
All of the patients were on edge and restless, almost as badly as when the ’ster had had a meltdown a few days before. Karl didn't see George at lunch to ask how the rest of the place was doing. He didn't take that as a good sign.
Hours later, when Karl was hoping to finally finish up and find George, his friend stepped into the doorway of a patient’s room.
"Hey, Karl? I need to talk to you."
"Just give me a minute, Georgie. This one's had a bad
