Chapter 6

Brian only stood there for a few seconds before Linda pushed him out.

"Get out! We don't need you here!" Linda snapped.

The bag of fruit hit the floor.

A few apples rolled out, bumping against my shoes.

Claire called out from her bed.

"Brian!" Claire called out.

Her voice was soft, but it froze everyone in the room.

Linda turned around and glared at her.

"Shut up!" Linda snapped.

I bent down and picked up an apple.

The apple had a sticker from the convenience store downstairs from the hospital. It was cheap, on sale, and the sticker's edges…