Fields stretched out on either side of the highway, rolling lazily toward the horizon. Grazing cattle dotted the lush green grass, trees springing up around the creeks that watered the land. A cloudless sky domed overhead, washing the landscape in sunlight. The day was beautifully hot, a perfect summer morning, but a heavy feeling enveloped Eloise as she regarded the pastoral scene outside the truck window. She looked uneasily at her patient in the backseat. Mr. Bessler scowled, and when he sensed her scrutiny, his gaze flickered toward her. “What?” the old man demanded. “Are you feeling all right?” she asked. “Are you in pain?” “I’m always in pain. The pills don’t help anymore.” “I could ask your doctor to raise your dosage—” “Leave me alone.” Eloise sighed and turned to face the front again.
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