Benjamin walked into the building and down the hall to Helen’s room, surprised to see his feet move and his hand turn the doorknob. The nurses froze. He approached the bed. They stepped away. As if it were the skin of a delicate fruit, he lifted the sheet. There was nothing restful about Helen’s face. All the pain had remained sealed within. Her body was somehow distorted. Benjamin took a step back, trying to rearrange it in his mind. Someone mentioned her clavicle. He turned around. It was the American nurse who had rushed out of the building in tears a few days before. She said Mrs. Rask’s
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Jesus fucking Christ. Benjamin royally fucked up and Helen spent her last days in fucking hell.
