Chapter 3 - The ER Doctor Questions the Suspicious Family Story
The automatic sliding doors of the county hospital emergency room opened to reveal sterile white lights and bustling nurses.
My husband immediately grabbed my elbow, guiding me toward the triage desk with a sickening display of public affection.
“My wife fell in the backyard while tending to the garden, and now she’s having severe abdominal cramps,” he explained smoothly.
The triage nurse looked at my pale face, noting the bruises on my wrists and the terror in my eyes.
“Sir, I need you to wait in the waiting area while we take Mrs. Parker back for an immediate examination,” the nurse instructed firmly.
My husband’s jaw tightened, but he nodded and stepped back as medical personnel wheeled me into a private examination room.
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The door clicked shut, sealing out my mother-in-law’s sharp glare and leaving me alone with an experienced female physician.
“You’re safe in here, honey,” the doctor said gently, pulling up a rolling stool beside my gurney. “You can tell me what really happened.”
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