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A young intern nurse, maybe twenty-two and still possessing a soul, stepped forward. \u201cNurse Vance, maybe we could just give her another hour? I can check the system again\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBack to the station, Sarah!\u201d Brenda snapped without looking away from my mother. \u201cThe Board is breathing down my neck about \u2018uncompensated care.\u2019 I\u2019m not losing my bonus because this woman wants to play pretend.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Brenda grabbed the back of my mother\u2019s wheelchair. The sudden jerk made my mother\u2019s head snap back.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d my mother cried out, fear finally breaking through her dignity.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m escorting you to the curb,\u201d Brenda said, her voice dropping to a hiss. \u201cSecurity is already on their way to make sure you don\u2019t wander back in. You can wait for your \u2018billionaire son\u2019 at the bus stop.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPlease, I need my medication,\u201d Clara pleaded. \u201cIt\u2019s upstairs. I can\u2019t\u2026 I can\u2019t go out there in the heat without my oxygen tank.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThen you should have paid for it,\u201d Brenda said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A young intern nurse, maybe twenty-two and still possessing a soul, stepped forward. \u201cNurse Vance, maybe we could just give her another hour? I can check the system again\u2026\u201d \u201cBack to the station, Sarah!\u201d Brenda snapped without looking away from my mother. \u201cThe Board is breathing down my neck about \u2018uncompensated care.\u2019 I\u2019m not losing…<\/p>\n

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