But the showroom is open to the public.” He exited the SUV and scurried around to get her door for her. She had already half climbed out of her side...when he chased her for being impatient. Catching on, she giggled as she pulled her leg back in and closed the door.“Thank you Philip” she said, as he got the door wide enough for her to step out. Shadowed heads appearing in the window. Obviously, people inside curious who has come driving an obviously very expensive car. She would have given him a. Both Rhonda and Dusty furiously objected to that. Knowing that it was going to be very difficult to explain to an emergency room if things went wrong, they had to be very careful. And they certainly needed a doctor on the spot in an emergency.It was Rhonda that insisted she go first. After hours of exhaustive discussion, they each agreed and the "test" began.As soon as Rhonda appeared to be under the influence of the substance, David started a small conversation with her. As if through a dense. "They have him on an I.V. right now. I don't know what he has, but Janny said that it spread fast. She doesn't know how bad he is but she told me that Harbor View is one of the best Emergency Medical Centers on the west coast. The only one better in Washington is Madigan at Fort Lewis."Ellen just hugged the medal in its box tighter. I looked at Nancy and then I got up, went to Dar's desk, and got out the rest of his medals. I didn't know which was which except for the Purple Hearts. I put those. Threads and remnants of life's reality appeared in his dream and were woven into a mental tapestry, depicting shards of the events that led to her departure: his layoff from the factory at the beginning of summer, the long lines at the unemployment office, the days spent wandering around the house feeling useless and unwanted, his wife's goodbyes sounding more like accusations as she left for work each morning, the anger that built up with each passing minute, the long moments spent staring.