He had to admit he felt a little hurt that Julia had not come to pick him up, or even called to see when he was being discharged. He supposed she was still mad at him for the argument. She had said in the hospital that perhaps the shoes were Wendy's after all, but Steven knew better. Of course, he kicked himself for not noticing the shoes himself when he was packing. If he had, then he would have simply thrown them away and Julia would have been none the wiser. It was simply that his wife had so many pairs of shoes that he had just been grabbing them and boxing them up. He walked to the front door. His chest still felt a little tight, an aftereffect of the asthma attack no doubt, but on the whole he felt well. As he reached for the doorknob his mind flashed back to the night before. The memories stopped him in his tracks. She had been there in his hospital room, Helen Swanson. She had sent that message to his phone, the one he had not been able to find this morning.
What do You think about The Smoke In The Photograph?
