Chapter Four
Aloha opened her eyes and winced. Her head pounded so hard it seemed about to split in half. She blinked repeatedly until her vision cleared and she could take in her surroundings.
Her whole body ached. Even her eyeballs hurt.
She half expected to see a puffy cloud with an angel sitting on it, but instead she saw walls painted a shade of pale yellow and a faux oak table beside the hospital bed she lay on. Thick beige drapes covered the single window so she had no idea if it was night or day. She was grateful the box affixed to the ceiling containing the florescent tubes had a cover that diffused the light.
“Hello, sheriff.” A smiling man with a dark complexion wearing a knee length white lab coat, a powder blue shirt and tan slacks entered the room through the door fr
