Wolf Wagon Jenny Mars
‘Hey Renna. Come here.’
She hesitates; then swivels around. The Freo Doctor blusters in, and tiny white-capped waves roll onto the shore. Pelicans drift on an updraft. She could see the Swan River from here. Room seven, what a great view she thought.
He was asleep with his mouth open. Now he was calling out to her again.
‘Get me some Coke and ice.’
She pulls his oxygen mask away from his face so that she can hear him. He waves his hand, and points to his mouth.
‘I’m dry. Coke, with ice.’
His skin has turned dark, Moccona coffee dark.
Renna reads a sign - QE11MC Smoke Free hospital. She could really go for a strong brew and a ciggie. Renna finds a nurse who was drying his white hands on paper towelling. …show more content…
She held their gaze. They eyeball her – waiting for a crack.
‘He keeps making noises,’ said Renna. ‘Can he still feel pain?’
‘We have that covered, Ms Gayde,’ the specialist said. His voice was calm with training. ‘He won’t feel any pain.’ Renna’s phone buzzes and whines. She excuses herself from the room to answer it.
‘Leave me the fuck alone Stan,’ she said. Her lips twitch.
She plays with the channel changer, anxious for them to leave. I bet they think that I’m a bomb ready to go off Renna guesses. There will be trouble with this one they must think. She could see it in their eyes. ‘If you have any questions Ms Gayde, please ask his nurse, or they can page me.’
The specialist slips from the room with the conscientious trainee in tow. She nods at the right time as he whispers in academic tones and dangles the stethoscope around his …show more content…
She caught an empty lift down to the ground floor in search of coffee. Renna catches a glimpse of a wild haired woman. Renna’s hand touches the mirror - that’s me. She rakes her fingers through her hair. The soft rush as the lift doors close behind her soothes her.
Renna fumbles for coins but manages to order the coffee. She forgets her change and goes back for it. ‘What are you all staring at?’ she said.
The café owner pushes the security button.
Renna plunges out into the light pulling her army cap tight.
He was inside under the fluorescent lights, tucked into white sheets. Renna was outside under the summers’ sky. A wattle bird chuckles and she sips - her lips edge towards the hot rim.
Renna’s beaded earrings reflect rainbow prisms onto a nearby taxi. She moves her head and watches the light show; jiggling her legs. She felt wired.
‘Ice! Yeh you can have the ice mate, but not the coke,’ Renna said out loud. She grins at a young subbie dressed in high-vis.
‘Got a smoke?’ said a patient. A pump whirs and a plastic tube emits a liquid from the woman’s stomach.
‘Fuck off,’ said Renna. ‘Can’t you read the
‘Hey Renna. Come here.’
She hesitates; then swivels around. The Freo Doctor blusters in, and tiny white-capped waves roll onto the shore. Pelicans drift on an updraft. She could see the Swan River from here. Room seven, what a great view she thought.
He was asleep with his mouth open. Now he was calling out to her again.
‘Get me some Coke and ice.’
She pulls his oxygen mask away from his face so that she can hear him. He waves his hand, and points to his mouth.
‘I’m dry. Coke, with ice.’
His skin has turned dark, Moccona coffee dark.
Renna reads a sign - QE11MC Smoke Free hospital. She could really go for a strong brew and a ciggie. Renna finds a nurse who was drying his white hands on paper towelling. …show more content…
She held their gaze. They eyeball her – waiting for a crack.
‘He keeps making noises,’ said Renna. ‘Can he still feel pain?’
‘We have that covered, Ms Gayde,’ the specialist said. His voice was calm with training. ‘He won’t feel any pain.’ Renna’s phone buzzes and whines. She excuses herself from the room to answer it.
‘Leave me the fuck alone Stan,’ she said. Her lips twitch.
She plays with the channel changer, anxious for them to leave. I bet they think that I’m a bomb ready to go off Renna guesses. There will be trouble with this one they must think. She could see it in their eyes. ‘If you have any questions Ms Gayde, please ask his nurse, or they can page me.’
The specialist slips from the room with the conscientious trainee in tow. She nods at the right time as he whispers in academic tones and dangles the stethoscope around his …show more content…
She caught an empty lift down to the ground floor in search of coffee. Renna catches a glimpse of a wild haired woman. Renna’s hand touches the mirror - that’s me. She rakes her fingers through her hair. The soft rush as the lift doors close behind her soothes her.
Renna fumbles for coins but manages to order the coffee. She forgets her change and goes back for it. ‘What are you all staring at?’ she said.
The café owner pushes the security button.
Renna plunges out into the light pulling her army cap tight.
He was inside under the fluorescent lights, tucked into white sheets. Renna was outside under the summers’ sky. A wattle bird chuckles and she sips - her lips edge towards the hot rim.
Renna’s beaded earrings reflect rainbow prisms onto a nearby taxi. She moves her head and watches the light show; jiggling her legs. She felt wired.
‘Ice! Yeh you can have the ice mate, but not the coke,’ Renna said out loud. She grins at a young subbie dressed in high-vis.
‘Got a smoke?’ said a patient. A pump whirs and a plastic tube emits a liquid from the woman’s stomach.
‘Fuck off,’ said Renna. ‘Can’t you read the