She looked whiter than the sheets she lay on, and her eyes were closed.
David moved close to her and said, “It’s me, Mom. I’m not going to let anything happen to you. You’re going to be fine.”
Tears were running down his cheeks. “Do you hear me? We’re going to fight this thing.
Nobody can lick the two of us, not as long as we’re together.
I’m going to get you the best doctor in the world. You just hang in there. I’ll be back tomorrow.”
He bent down and gently kissed her cheek. Will she be alive tomorrow?
The following afternoon, David went to the garage in the basement of the building where Dr. Patterson had his offices.
An attendant was parking cars, and he came up to David. “May I help you?”
“I’m waiting for my wife,” David said. “She’s seeing Dr. Patterson.”
The attendant smiled. “He’s a great guy. He was telling us about some fancy car that he owns.”
David paused, trying to remember. “Was it a Cadillac?” The attendant shook his head. “No.”
He pointed to a Rolls-Royce parked in the corner. “It’s that Rolls over there.”
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