I held out my hand again and instead of shaking it, he clasped both of mine in his.
Normally I would be horrified, but he surprised me. His hands were large and warm,
like an animal’s paws, and mine felt small and fragile inside them.
His fingernails were quite long and gnarly, and there were curly gray hairs on the backs of his hands,
running all the way up and under his pajama sleeves.
“Eleanor, listen,” he said, staring me in the eye and gripping my hands tightly,
“thanks again, lass. Thanks for taking care of me and bringing in my shopping.”
I found that I didn’t want to remove my hands from the warmth and strength of his.
Raymond coughed, his lungs no doubt reacting to the absence of carcinogens over the last half hour or so.
I swallowed hard, suddenly finding it difficult to speak. “I’ll return later in the week, then, with comestibles,” I said eventually.
“I promise.” Sammy nodded. “Cheers then, big man,” Raymond said, placing a meaty hand on Sammy’s shoulder.
“See you soon, eh?” Sammy waved to us as we made our way out of the ward,
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