.. and they have plenty else to worry about. Anyway, someone will be nearby. Probably in the relatives' waiting area. We won't get in your way." Oh ... Well..." The Sister broke off and turned back to Melissa. "Come along, and I'll take you to your father. I'll get you a mask. Please don't touch anything. You can hold his hand and talk to him by all means."She sat with him, watching, almost mesmerised, the trace of the heart monitor and the steady drip, drip of the IV fluids. After a while she began to talk; memories of childhood, school, holidays, college, qualifying, beginning to work at Kelso's ... Finally, her approach to Jeff Carpenter, the offer and acceptance of her present job. Her confusion about him and her feelings. She could detect no response. Apart from a break for lunch – indifferent food and appallingly bad coffee – she stayed there all day. The ITU Sister in charge of the afternoon shift told her firmly at five o'clock in the afternoon that it was time for her to go. Then came the gifts - a real nice Sony Walkman from my parents, a card from Uncle George and Aunt Mary (my favorite aunt) containing fifty dollars, and another card from Uncle Bill with a gift certificate from the local mall.Finally, Amanda pulled the box I had seen the previous day from under the table and handed it to me. I looked at her, then ripped off the colorful paper and opened the box. A dark gray sweater suitable for my grandfather sat inside."Thanks Amanda," I said, nearly whining. "It's just what I wanted."The gift was perfect. Amanda knew that I hated to get clothes as a present, as did my parents. Mom and Dad would think she had purchased it just to annoy me. In fact, Mom had displayed an exasperated look on her face when she had seen my sister's gift. It was in fact a decoy - a piece of the facade erected by my sister and myself that we hid our real relationship behind.By 6:45 Mom and Dad were out the door, the pattern they had followed for more than twenty years being.
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