Through an open door she could hear a radio, and laughter. Probably It’s That Man Again, or some other skit, she guessed. She stopped for a moment beside the skeleton that had once been their home. The front wall was almost gone, and the slates were off, but the staircase was intact. Paneless win...
She was wanted in Matron’s office. She left the ward, white but with her shoulders back and her head up, braced for what was to come. Sally never expected to see her again. A couple of hours later Sally helped the porter lift a lieutenant with a belly wound back into bed. ...