Chapter 35
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There seemed to be a crowd gathering at the hospital. At first Gary thought they were all here to either donate blood, or because they needed medical attention themselves. Then he saw sheriff Duncan with a worried look on his face.
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Gary: What's wrong?
Duncan: It's mayor Bowen, she had some, complications.
Gary: What kind of complications?
Duncan: The mayor has Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis.
Gary: You mean Lou Gherig's disease?
Duncan: Yes. It also killed Stephen Hawking and Catfish Hunter, and may now kill my friend.
Gary: I'm sorry to hear about this. I know what this disease does to people, they have little control over their own bodies, can't even swallow properly.
Duncan; She's not that far gone yet. She keeps a loaded gun in her desk drawer, she's made it clear she'll kill herself before she gets that far. Maybe I'm selfish, but I don't want to lose my friend.
Gary: I hope she'll be okay.
Duncan: Thank you. And don't take this the wrong way, but you look like hell.
Gary: Yeah, I really need a nap.
Duncan: We can handle the hospital now. Get some sleep, you won't do yourself any good like this.
Gary: Before I forget, someone was down at the incinerator, but I didn't get a good look at this man or woman. Whatever they were burning, they ran off in a hurry.
Duncan: I'll check the security cameras, hopefully they didn't go off during the power shortage. But you should really get some sleep.
Gary: Yeah, you're right. Too much sleep depravation, who know's what I'll start believing.
