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Shirley
tried
to
make
conversation
.
“
Do
you
play
the
King
’
s
Gambit
?
”
Beth
nodded
,
but
was
afraid
to
speak
.
She
hadn
’
t
slept
at
all
the
night
before
,
and
very
little
for
nights
before
that
.
Last
night
she
had
heard
Fergussen
talking
and
laughing
with
the
lady
at
Reception
;
his
heavy
laughter
had
rolled
down
the
corridor
and
under
the
doorway
into
the
ward
where
she
lay
,
stiff
as
steel
,
on
her
cot
.
But
one
thing
had
happened
—
something
unexpected
.
As
she
was
about
to
leave
with
Mr
.
Ganz
,
Jolene
came
running
up
,
gave
Mr
.
Ganz
one
of
her
sly
looks
and
said
,
“
Can
we
talk
for
just
a
second
?
”
Mr
.
Ganz
said
it
was
okay
,
and
Jolene
took
Beth
hastily
aside
and
handed
her
three
green
pills
.
“
Here
,
honey
,
”
she
said
,
“
I
can
tell
you
need
these
.
”
Then
Jolene
thanked
Mr
.
Ganz
and
skipped
off
to
class
,
her
geography
book
under
one
thin
arm
.
But
there
was
no
chance
to
take
the
pills
.
Beth
had
them
in
her
pocket
right
now
,
but
she
was
afraid
.
Her
mouth
was
dry
.
She
knew
she
could
pop
them
down
and
probably
no
one
would
notice
.
But
she
was
frightened
.
They
would
be
there
soon
.
Her
head
was
spinning
.
The
car
stopped
at
a
light
.
Across
the
intersection
was
a
Pure
Oil
station
with
a
big
blue
sign
.
Beth
cleared
her
throat
,
“
I
need
to
go
to
the
bathroom
.
”
“
We
’
ll
be
there
in
ten
minutes
,
”
Mr
.
Ganz
said
.
Beth
shook
her
head
firmly
.
“
I
can
’
t
wait
.
”
Mr
.
Ganz
shrugged
.
When
the
light
changed
,
he
drove
across
the
intersection
and
into
the
gas
station
.
Beth
went
in
the
room
marked
LADIES
and
locked
the
door
behind
her
.
It
was
a
filthy
place
,
with
smear
marks
on
the
white
tiles
and
a
chipped
basin
.
She
ran
the
cold
-
water
tap
for
a
moment
and
put
the
pills
in
her
mouth
.
Cupping
her
hand
,
she
filled
it
with
water
and
washed
them
down
.
Already
she
felt
better
.
*
*
*
