Part 38 If Oak Trees Could Talk! Hello Everyone, I am so glad that you chose to join me again on my Video Blogs of my Romance/Suspense Novel If Oak Trees Could Talk! I love all the new people that…
Hello Everyone, I am so glad that you chose to join me again on my Video Blogs of my Romance/Suspense Novel If Oak Trees Could Talk! I love all the new people that have found me and made comments. Thank you so much for “liking” the Video Blogs. If you‘ve just recently found me, I wanted to say these blogs were really just me trying something different with my Romance/Suspense novel. I personally just wanted it to be read, so I thought I would read it myself and video blog it. I wanted to send out a big Thank you, again to all of you that have hung in here with me since the Part 1 of If Oak Trees Could Talk! You are amazing and I am so grateful!
Today, we begin in…..Chapter 18 The Detectives!
The doors to Glenview opened to allow Amelia to walk outside. The humidity in the air was thick and heavy and felt moist against her skin. The heat seemed to hit her in the face when she stepped out of the air conditioning. A warm brisk wind was blowing and Amelia could see that there were several storm clouds gathering in the westward sky. She ran quickly to her parent’s vehicle as rain began to fall. When she climbed in the front seat she started the car and put it in gear. Suddenly there was a tap on the passenger side window. It was Mr. Henderson from the Mason Creek Times. Amelia immediately bent over the front seat and opened the door.
“Hurry, get it!” She ordered.
“Hello, Ms. Amelia, how are you doing?” Mr. Henderson asked as he obeyed Amelia. “I’m sorry that I am soaked. I should have listened to my old knee this morning! Every time it is going to rain, my knee will act up.
Mr. Gerald Henderson and his wife Sophia were also lifelong friends to her parents. Henry and Mr. Henderson had known each other since they were young boys. They had gone through twelve years of school together. Mr. Henderson’s wife was the Mason Creek Elementary School librarian. Surprised that Mr. Henderson was at Glenview, Amelia was a little curious as to why he seemed to be waiting to speak to her.
“Hello Mr. Henderson, I am sorry but I was a little startled when you knocked on my window. This has been a crazy day. May I help you with something?” Amelia asked, but just as she asked the question she looked up to see Mr. Hodges staring at them through his office window. She became very upset. “Mr. Henderson, we can’t talk here. I am sorry. I do need to speak to you on an urgent matter, but not here and not now!” Amelia said as she looked down as to pretend that she had not noticed Mr. Hodges.
“Amelia, I know about your concerns. It is quite alright. May I possibly meet you at your home? I do not want to meet at my office, for I have the same concerns that you do.” Mr. Henderson stated. “Your husband told me that you needed to possibly speak to me.”
“Yes, but I am supposed to meet someone that works at Glenview. I just met her today, but she wanted to meet with me. I can possibly meet with you tomorrow!” Amelia suggested.
“Tomorrow it is. I will call you tomorrow morning and we will go from there!” Mr. Henderson agreed.
By the time that Mr. Henderson had gotten into the car with Amelia, the sky opened up. It was a typical summer storm in Georgia which consisted of strong gusty winds, roaring thunder that shook the whole ground, vivid flashes of lightning and torrential rains that pounded the ground so hard that water ran orange from the muddy Georgia clay. The run off of water quickly flooded the parking lot of Glenview and continued to run out into the streets. Amelia was going to wait it out, but when she looked up Mr. Hodges was still watching her and Mr. Henderson from his office window. It wasn’t long until Amelia saw Sheriff Eugene drive by the main entrance of the parking lot. She wondered if Eugene’s driving by was meant to intimidate her. When the rain slacked down a little bit, Amelia backed out of the parking space.
“Where’s your car parked Mr. Henderson?” Amelia asked.
“Well, Ms. Amelia, frankly I never drove, I walked! Guess I should have paid attention to the weather huh?” Mr. Henderson said with a little giggle.
“No problem,” Amelia said. Where do you want to go? Do you want me to drop you at the Times building or home?” Amelia asked as she drove quickly out of the parking lot. Either place that Mr. Henderson chose was on her way home. Just as she was pulling out, Eugene drove by rather slowly. It wasn’t good because he could probably see who was in the car with her much better than Mr. Hodges could through his office window and the rain
“Well Mr. Henderson since we are together anyway and I’ve got to take my time, why did you come to see me?” Amelia asked as she drove very slowly on the rain slick roads. She noticed that Mr. Henderson kept looking down at his side mirror. She felt he too was concerned about Sheriff Eugene seeing them.
“Ms. Amelia, I have heard stories for years coming out of Glenview. I understand that you and your parents had a run in with Mr. Hodges? Well, young lady, I do not wish to worry you, believe me. Let me just say that he is not at all a nice man. If you’ve crossed him then I am sure that you’ve already found that out. He’s always kept all of his dealings covered up pretty good but lately he has been pretty sloppy. For one thing he has that idiot Sheriff Eugene in cahoots with him who has let this Sheriff’s job go straight to his head. Both of these men are power hungry! Mr. Hodges is just like Glenview’s building. From the outside everything appears to be all pristine and beautiful but on the inside it is full of rot and disgust. I intend on exposing him for what and who he really is! Ms. Amelia, I need to hear about everything that you know!” Mr. Henderson stated.
Amelia still looking ahead said, “Frankly, Mr. Henderson, how do I know that I can trust you? I don’t know who all is in with him on this thing? I, of course, am concerned about all of the residents in Glenview, but my parents are who I am most concerned about. I tried my best to get them to come home with me today and never return. When I looked upon Mr. Hodges face, I saw pure evil. I fear for my parent’s safety!” Amelia stated with tears in her eyes.
“Ms. Amelia, I understand your concerns, and yes you should be very concerned. I have known your parents longer than you have. Henry is a dear friend of mine. I want to put Mr. Hodges behind bars where he belongs. I, however, need evidence and proof that he is doing what we both know he is!” Mr. Henderson convinced.
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Part 37 If Oak Trees Could Talk! It is amazing to me how fast the year is flying by, but each week we are getting closer to the end of my Romance/Suspense Novel If Oak Trees Could Talk! Thank you …
It is amazing to me how fast the year is flying by, but each week we are getting closer to the end of my Romance/Suspense Novel If Oak Trees Could Talk! Thank you so much for hanging in here with me! Whether you are reading along with me or “tuning in” each week to my Video blogs or regular blogs, I sincerely appreciate you for visiting!
Today we pick back up in Chapter 17 The Tyrant!
When they had gotten the words out of their mouth, another nurse came to get them settled into their new suite. The Tyler’s had seen her around Glenview with other patients but they had not met her or been helped by her.
“Are you Mr. and Mrs. Tyler? I am Nurse Melba Applegate. I will be your nurse for the remainder of your stay. Mrs. Tyler it appears that you will only be with us a few more weeks.” Nurse Applegate concluded.
“No Mam, I will not be the only one going.” Helen answered. “When I leave, Mr. Tyler will be going home as well!”
“Oh well, for right now let’s just get you settled back into your new room! It will be a great day whenever you both are home.” Nurse Applegate said with a gentle smile. She seemed nice enough, however she wasn’t Nurse Wanda. It was obvious that she never knew Henry and Helen. Thank God that Amelia stuck to her guns when it came to insisting that her parents stay together. She felt like because they would be together that they would definitely be stronger and more aware of what was going on.
Amelia had become suspicious of even the nurses. She wondered which nurses on staff at Glenview were in cahoots with Mr. Hodges? Amelia surmised that if a patient was drugged and made to be quite that it probably made the nurse’s jobs much easier. It registered to Amelia that it is the nurses, after all, that must administer the medications to the patients, whether knowingly or unknowingly. Amelia intended to be aware of every move that Nurse Applegate made to see if she was indeed an unknowing victim or a willing party to helping Mr. Hodges, such as Sheriff Eugene was.
Nurse Applegate led Amelia and her parents down a hallway that wasn’t far from the main entrance of Glenview. This was important to Amelia, as she did not want her parents placed at the end of another dark and dreary corridor like the one that Mr. Hodges had led them down earlier. When they stopped three doors down into the hallway, Nurse Applegate turned to them and with a smile on her face stated, “Here we are! Home sweet home until you can return to your own home!”
When Henry and Helen walked in, they were pleasantly surprised! It was bright, beautiful, and Sunny! All of the décor was fresh and new and their double bed looked like a regular bed. They had a small comfortable sitting area to the right of the bed. Also a little bistro table with chairs to enjoy their meals. It was the perfect little place for the both of them for the next few weeks of their stay in Glenview. They felt like it was indeed a nice luxurious suite. Amelia too was very pleased, but then she thought again of the room where Mr. Hodges was going to place them and she truly realized how vengeful he really was.
“Oh it is beautiful, isn’t it Amelia!” Helen announced with a sweet smile. She looked at Henry who had already made his way to the bed. He gazed into Helen’s eyes and patted the bed. He smiled his little impish smile that Amelia was so used to. Nurse Applegate couldn’t help but smile as well.
“Nurse Applegate, my parents really are in love with each other, so I must warn you to be prepared for anything!” Amelia warned as she admired her parents.
“Where is my gun cabinet? I don’t see my gun cabinet anywhere! Also I want my picture of my old friend hanging right there!” Henry said as he walked in front of the bed and pointed to the wall. He needed to see the old Oak tree in front of him. He never wanted to lose anything that he gained, but he also wanted to see what else his old friend could help him with! Wouldn’t you say that would be a good place dear?” He asked Helen.
“Yes, the perfect place Henry!” Helen confirmed.
“I’ll make for sure that you get all of your things from your other room Daddy! Your old friend will be here! Amelia stated. “Gun cabinet?” She questioned. “That is a scary thought!” She thought with another smile.
“I will leave you to get used to your new suite. If you need anything please let me know.” Nurse Applegate said again with a smile that seemed to be genuine. Amelia, however, was not ready yet to let her defenses down and trust her yet?
“Do you want to go out to the gardens, Honey?” Henry asked. He had walked over to the window and was staring out. Worried that her Daddy was becoming a little disoriented, Amelia walked over and looked outside of the window as well. Surprisingly, there were beautiful gardens right outside their window! She couldn’t help but chuckle a little as she really thought that her Daddy was talking about their gardens at his own home.
“No Henry, I am a little weary in my bones! I think I need to just get something to eat and rest awhile. This has been a trying day and emotional to say the least.” Helen answered as she sat down on her little sofa. Henry agreed with Helen as he walked in front of her and sat down beside her. In true Henry fashion, he picked up her hand and kissed it tenderly. They both breathed a sigh of relief as their eyes spanned the room to take it all in.
“Amelia, darling, we are fine now. You need to go home and be with your family!” Helen stated. “Go on we are tired and will probably take a nap. Go get out of here!” She continued to order.
Amelia was torn. Yes she needed to go and be with her family, but her parents were her family as well. She never wanted them to become so comfortable in their new surroundings that they let their guard down!
“Momma, if I go home for a little while, please just keep your guard up. Don’t be fooled, even by Nurse Applegate. Do you understand me?” Amelia whispered because she never wanted anyone to hear their conversation. “I mean, do not trust anyone Momma. Right now we do not know who is going along with Mr. Hodges! Be careful.” Amelia continued to warn as she paced the floor. She then turned to her parents.
“If you need me for any reason, if Mr. Hodges dare says anything to you, call me immediately Momma! Do you understand me? Call me! Do you have my number handy to where if you need me in an emergency situation that you can call me quickly? I hate that they do not put telephones in these room. They have one at the nurse’s station. If you have to, Momma, just use your on call button in case of an emergency.”
“Yes, my dear! I know right where your number is, so go on. Get on out of here! We will be fine.” Helen reassured.
Amelia obeyed her mother and hugged them tightly. She felt as though she was leaving her child on his first day of kindergarten. She opened the door and stepped out into the hallway. Her heart was breaking to leave them. She didn’t care how beautiful or nice their room was. Amelia was more concerned about Mr. Hodges and what he was planning to do next. While walking to the front entrance, she saw Nurse Applegate.
“Oh, Nurse Applegate, my parents are exhausted and decided that they needed a rest. So I left them to rest. I wanted to say thank you. I really appreciated you being so nice to them today.” Amelia said even though she did not know if she could trust her yet. “I will be back before they retire for the night. I just wanted to make for sure that you have all my information so that you could reach me if you needed to.” Amelia continued.
Nurse Applegate reached out her hand and squeezed Amelia’s. She then looked over her shoulder and whispered. “My father is in Glenview as well Mrs. Steele. That is why I am working here. Mr. Hodges, of course does not know this. My father’s last name is Wilson, of course, different than mine because I was married. I used to work over in Scioto County, but my father lived in Mason. I applied here about six months ago so that I could keep an eye out on him. You may not know this, but Mr. Hodges also has his hooks in the Scioto County Nursing home. I would love to speak to you outside this place if possible.” Nurse Applegate whispered.
Totally shocked at what Nurse Applegate had told her, suddenly Amelia felt like she had another ally like Nurse Wanda on the inside to help watch after her parents. A huge burden seemed to roll off of Amelia’s shoulders, but still she did not take her guard completely down. She did, however, want to meet with Nurse Applegate to find out as much as she could about Mr. Hodges.
“When does your shift end?” Amelia asked. “Oh, if you leave, then who takes care of my parents?” Amelia asked in a panic as she hadn’t thought about Nurse Applegate leaving them.
“I get off at Nine o’clock tonight, but please do not worry. Nurse Warren at the front desk will check on them after I leave. She is a really sweet and compassionate nurse. She will enjoy taking care of your parents as I am sure I will.”
“Meet me for coffee at Maggie’s Pie and Coffee?” Amelia whispered.
“That sounds, wonderful, around Nine-Thirty? Nurse Applegate asked.
“Sure, I’ll meet you there! Thanks again.” Amelia said with a sigh of relief that her parents was in good hands.
Thank you once again for “tuning in” or reading along with me! It is my hope that you have been enjoying my Romance/Suspense novel, If Oak Trees Could Talk, for it has been my pleasure to share it with you! As always I would love to hear from you. I want to thank all of you that have begun following my WordPress blogs. Please continue to “tune it” as we are moving right along through the book.
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Part 36 If Oak Trees Could Talk! Hello Dear Friends I am glad that you chose to join me again today for another Video Blog! I so appreciate that you take your time to read or “tune in” with me as I…
Hello Dear Friends I am glad that you chose to join me again today for another Video Blog! I so appreciate that you take your time to read or “tune in” with me as I read my novel If Oak Trees Could Talk! I truly hope that you are enjoying the story and that you’re being entertained!
Today we pick back up in Chapter 17 The Tyrant!
“Eugene, don’t you dare try to arrest her!” Amelia stepped forth and ordered. Then she pulled Sheriff Eugene to the side. She quietly began talking to Eugene then pointed to Mr. Hodges. “If anyone needs to be arrested, arrest him Eugene! He is a lunatic who is cruel to some of the residents in this place. Do you know who you are helping Eugene? He is abusing these patients and probably drugging them so that he can lord over them!” Amelia pleaded. “Please Eugene do not side with him. Do the right thing!”
“Now, Ms. Amelia, you and your folks have already been in a heap of trouble. Now why do you want to try to hinder me from doing my job?” Sheriff Eugene asked.
“If your job is throwing innocent older ladies in jail for speaking their minds and the truth, then I feel sorry for you Eugene. You are not the sweet soul I grew up with! Nurse Wanda is only being bullied because Mr. Hodges is trying to get even with my parents for leaving his precious Glenview. He is embarrassed and now he is after revenge. Are you going to help him get it?” Amelia kept drilling.
“Now Amelia I suggest you stay out of this, or I might have to take you down to the jail as well. You need to drop all the accusations against Mr. Hodges and let me do my job. I will arrest you for hindering a police officer in the line of duty!” Sheriff Eugene warned.
“Well, then Eugene, by all means, I will step aside and you do your duty! Shame, that’s what you are, a shame!” Amelia stated with disgust.
Eugene turned to Nurse Smith and commanded that she either leave Glenview now or he would take her down to the Sheriff’s office. She refused to go without saying good-bye to her patients who became her dear friends. It was fortunate for Nurse Wanda, because she raised such a loud ruckus most of all the visitors and abled patients were standing out in the hallway listening to and watching all of the events. All of the patients that were standing in the hallway began chanting! “We want Nurse Wanda! We love Nurse Wanda! We want Nurse Wanda! We love Nurse Wanda!”
Mr. Hodges was beside himself. He wanted to keep up appearances for the patient’s visiting guest, however he was furious with the Tyler’s, Mrs. Steele, and now Nurse Smith. He raged and spewed out threats even to Sheriff Eugene! He did his best to shout louder than the crowd! “Sheriff, do your job now! Get this woman out of here before we have a riot on our hands! Do it now or I’ll have your job!”
Sheriff Eugene walked toward Nurse Wanda and once again told her to come with him. This time he gave her no choice as to come with him or leave on her own. He grabbed her by her arm and began leading her toward the entrance to his sheriff’s car. She turned to the crowd who was still chanting that they wanted her and loved her. She shouted back with tears running down her face, “I love all of you! It has been my joy and my pleasure to have known you! I will miss you dearly! Don’t take Mr. Hodges drugs! Mr. Tyler, don’t dare take them!”
The crowd continued to stand out in the hallway chanting! Soon, however, Mr. Hodges took back the control that he was used to having. He shouted to all, “The shows over, go back to your suites immediately! I ask that all visitors please leave at this time! We apologize for the disgruntled employee who had caused such a stressful event. For the health and safety of your loved ones, I ask that you please leave so that we can bring a calm back into Glenview! We apologize for your inconvenience but you are free to visit again tomorrow!”
Amelia and her parents stood in disgust of what they had just witnessed. Amelia was determined that she would not let Mr. Hodges by with anything. She intended to go to Mr. Henderson the moment she left her parents. However, with the whole event of the day, she feared leaving Henry and Helen at all.
As the hallway cleared with Mr. Hodges command, Amelia and her parents still stood in the front waiting for a “new suite” to be given to her parents. Soon Mr. Hodges glared at them once more and said nothing else. He stomped away and around the corner. Amelia could only assume that he was heading back to his office and feeling very smug that he had gotten in another blow to her and her parents. Her heart was broken over Nurse Wanda, but also over her parents. She did not want to leave them in this place any longer. She turned to them and said, “Let’s get you out of here! You can’t stay here with this tyrant! He is after blood and revenge! I cannot feel good about leaving you here for one more minute. You cannot endure three more weeks of this! Come on let’s go!” Amelia pleaded.
“Now Amelia, we are not naive to what Mr. Hodges wants to do and why. We, however, have to do everything legally or we give him more ammunition. He will not try anything right away because he knows that we are on to him. So I think we will be perfectly safe!” Helen convinced.
“But Momma, please, I do not want you to be at risk for a moment! I think you should come with me now! We will go see a lawyer for the legal stuff in the morning!” Amelia begged.
“No Amelia Dear,” Henry finally spoke. “Amelia, I am much better now. I am not saying that I am a hundred percent. Heck there may be things I may never remember. I am feeling pretty confident that I will get back to where I was. I know that I still get confused and go in and out a little bit, but I am getting there! Well it’s occurred to me that this Mr. Hodges fellow does not know how much better that I am. It seems to me that therein lies a plan! I’ll be your inside man! Because he doesn’t know that I am better, this also tells me that I have an advantage over the Dictator! We have friends and people we love in here, we owe them to stay. Remember that I was a soldier in the service. We never left anyone behind! We can’t just forsake them. We need evidence against Mr. Hodges to do anything about our suspicions. When he tries to slip us the old mickey, we will pretend to take the drugs but we will stash them and smuggle them out with you. I figure you can have them analyzed to see what they are and if we are supposed to have them. We will be fine, Daughter.”
“Daddy, of all of the times that I have really wanted you to make good sense and you chose now? I just don’t feel good at all about this!” Amelia continued.
“We’ll be fine,” Helen and Henry said in unison.
Thank you once again for “tuning in” or reading along with me! It is my hope that you have been enjoying my Romance/Suspense novel, If Oak Trees Could Talk for it has been my pleasure to share it with you! As always I would love to hear from you. I want to thank all of you that have begun following my WordPress blogs. Please continue to “tune it” as we are moving right along through the book.
If you are interested in obtaining your own copy of If Oak Trees Could Talk or any of my other books, please visit my Amazon Author Page here! Also If you are new to my Video Blogs and would like to catch up on the story from the beginning please check out the archives in this blog or simply subscribe to my Youtube Videos as they are numbered and in order! I am also a weekly contributor to The Lakeview Times. All of my videos are published each week at http://www.lakeviewtimes.com.
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Part 35 If Oak Trees Could Talk! Thank you once again for reading along with me or “tuning in” each week to If Oak Trees Could Talk! Occasionally I’ve been doing other blogs along with this one to …
Thank you once again for reading along with me or “tuning in” each week to If Oak Trees Could Talk! Occasionally I’ve been doing other blogs along with this one to break it up a bit, so I am grateful if you have stuck in here with me. This was a trial run on doing Video blogs and of course, I picked the longest book that I’ve written to do it. However, I’ve enjoyed it and really hope that you have as well. We pick back up in Chapter 17 The Tyrant!
Chapter 17
The Tyrant!
Mr. Hodges still glaring into Amelia’s eyes realized that she meant exactly what she was telling him. He cleared his throat once more and began to walk away. “Stay here and I will direct the staff to prepare another suite immediately!”
“Oh and Mr. Hodges, it had better be top-notch, clean and updated with a bright clean décor. It must also have a window or windows that will let real light into the room. Honestly, Sir, I am expecting a freaking honeymoon suite!” Amelia demanded in light of her obvious victory as Mr. Hodges stomped away down the long hallway until he disappeared.
Amelia took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down before she went back into the room with her parents. She trembled as she had truly comforted evil itself. Finally she walked back into the horrible room. With a gentle smile she proceeded to usher her parents out of the room into the hallway.
“Mr. Hodges is making something better available for you.” Amelia stated. He realized how dismal this room was and decided that he would give you a fresher, more updated suite,” Amelia stated rather calmly, even though she was still trembling inside. She then got in the middle of her parents and began escorting them slowly to the front of Glenview from where they had been ever since they both were admitted into Glenview. As she walked along beside them a fear of more retaliation came over her. What did Mr. Hodges plan to do to her parents now?
Mr. Hodges still furious over the confrontation with Amelia, rounded the corner to the nurse’s station where Nurse Wanda stood doing paperwork. He meandered slowly up to her and with cold and calculating eyes whispered, “Nurse Smith, I regret to inform you that Glenview’s Residential Home for the Elderly no longer has need of your services. You are dismissed immediately. You may collect your belongings and leave post haste, please. I will mail to you the remainder of your compensation owed. Thank you.”
Mr. Hodges simply smirked as he knew that Nurse Wanda was the only one who could expose any of the plans that he had for Mr. and Mrs. Tyler. He felt rather proud of himself that there was one less person that would spoil his plans for the rebellious Tyler couple. He also felt that she probably had already warned Mrs. Steele about his threats to treat Henry with medicines to control him, but if there is no witness to the crime than he could quite possibly even get by with murder. He smiled as he imagined himself and Amelia in a boxing ring. He chuckled as he felt that he just dealt a hard blow to Mrs. Steele by firing Nurse Smith. It may not be the knockout blow, but it was enough to let her know who she stepped into the ring with, he thought.
“Mr. Hodges, you can’t be serious?” Nurse Wanda stated. “Surely you can’t be serious about this. I’ve been here at Glenview for nigh on thirty years, where else is there for me to go to in Mason Creek? Please Mr. Hodges, I beg of you, don’t do this!”
“There is no refuting the dismissal, Mrs. Smith. Please go now before I have you physically removed!” Mr. Hodges ordered.
“Well, have me physically removed then! I weigh about three hundred pounds so you better bring in your best to try it, Sir! I am going to have my say Mr. Hodges. I am not leaving here lesson I get to say good-bye to all of my patients, some I’ve had for ten, fifteen years maybe longer.” Nurse Wanda said as she stood her ground.
“Mrs. Smith, I’ve already got the Sheriff coming to remove you, now do you really want this to become ugly?” Mr. Hodges continued to whisper.
“Ugly, who is the ugly one here, Mr. Hodges? Yes I am going to fuss and yell because you are a devil who likes to inflict pain and torment. Don’t think I have not seen the goings on around here! I’ve kept quiet because I thought at first I was just imagining things, but when you told me about Mr. Tyler and what you intended on doing to him, yes Sir, you exposed your evil self to me! After I got to thinking about what you told me that you were going to do to Mr. Tyler, I began thinking about other patients that were doing so much better when all of a sudden they just had a relapse! What caused that relapse Mr. Hodges? It was you that was behind those dear patients’ relapses! I promise you Mr. Hodges, I will no longer be quiet!” Nurse Wanda shouted as she came out around the nurse’s station where she was going to go see some of her patients including Henry.
All of a sudden the doors opened and in walked Sheriff Eugene Perkins. He left his sheriff’s car running with siren blaring and lights on in the front entrance. He had intended on putting Nurse Wanda in the car very quickly if she didn’t leave on her own. Eugene was all red faced when walking through the door for Nurse Wanda, for like Ms. Amelia, Nurse Wanda was also a longtime family friend to his parents. He never liked arresting friends but the town where he was a sheriff was small, unfortunately for Eugene, everybody knew everybody. Just about everyone he arrested was at least an acquaintance if not a close friend to either Sheriff Eugene or his parents.
When Nurse Wanda saw Sheriff Eugene walk in, she stopped her rampage for a brief time long enough to scold him like she would one of her own children. When he was little she babysat him many times, so she felt like she had the right.
“Seriously, Eugene, you are here to arrest me? Um, um, what would your Momma and Daddy say? I’ve put powder on your behind, Boy! You’ve not got anything that I haven’t already seen. Why you want to go and get all mixed up with Mr. Hodges for? He’s going down, Eugene! He is medicated the patients here to keep them here longer and to extract more money out of them. The Good Lord only knows what other horrible things he’s done to these poor helpless folks. He is an evil man Eugene. I hate to see you go down with him because you’re all power hungry. Boy you’ve been raised better than this! I hate to think of the shame that you’re going to bring to your pour Momma, bless her pour little heart!”
Just when Nurse Wanda had begun speaking Amelia and her parents popped around the corner. They too heard all of the commotion. However, it did not take Amelia long to figure out what had happened. When she looked over at Mr. Hodges he wore a smirk of victory on his face. It was sickening to Amelia. She wasn’t going to stand and do nothing!
“Arrest her, Sheriff Perkins, do your job!” Mr. Hodges ordered as Nurse Wanda’s shouts had alerted many of the residents and their guest to the commotion that she was raising. Pretty soon the hallway filled up with spectators to watch and to listen to what was going to happen next. It was a real show for many of the residents. Nothing as exciting as this event had ever happened to them since they came to Glenview. Many of them who were in their right minds knew all along that Mr. Hodges was an evil man. To save themselves, several patients acted as though they were mentally challenged and senile to prevent him from keeping them in a medicated state. They wanted to hear and see if anything was going to be done about him?
“Okay, folks back into your suites, everything is fine here! No cause for alarm! Go back now to your suites!” Mr. Hodges demanded. The last thing he wanted was for the patients visitors to hear that he may have some shady dealings when it come to their loved ones being placed in Glenview.
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