“I want you to meet some friends,” Dr. Keller said. He took Ashley around the room introducing them,
but Ashley was too self-conscious to listen to their names. One name blurred into the next.
There was Fat Woman, Bony Man, Bald Woman, Lame Man, Chinese Woman and Gentle Man.
They all seemed very pleasant. “Sit down,” Bald Woman said. “Would you like some coffee?”
Ashley took a seat. “Thank you.” “We’ve heard about you,” Gentle Man said.
“You’ve been through a lot.” Ashley nodded. Bony Man said, “I guess we’ve all been through a lot, but we’re being helped.”
“This place is wonderful. They have the best doctors in the world,” Chinese Woman said.
They all seem so normal, Ashley thought. Dr. Keller sat to one side, monitoring the conversations.
Forty-five minutes later he rose. “I think it’s time to go, Ashley.” Ashley stood up.
“It was nice meeting all of you.” Lame Man walked up to her and whispered, “Don’t drink the water here. It’s poisoned.”
“They want to kill us and still collect the money from the state.” Ashley gulped. “Thanks. I’ll—I’ll remember.”
As Ashley and Dr. Keller walked down the corridor, she said, “What are their problems?”
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