Chapter 409

• The nurse moved confidently. She had the air of someone who knew her business and the guards glanced at her idly as she made her way to the door with the assurance of a person who was used to doing this every day. The tray of syringes and tubes she was holding in her hands made her look like part of the furniture and the guard at the door gave a stiff nod when she gave him a bright smile. The woman was wearing the standard white uniform and he along with his mate, merely looked away as the middle-aged, broad woman met their eyes and smiled. With her greying hair and her large protruding teeth, she was not exactly pretty although there was a flirtatious gleam in her eyes.
• They did not ask themselves why they had never seen the woman before during their shifts; it was night and almost time for the next two guards to come and take over. Assuming that she was one of the nurses who took the day shifts, they stood, waiting for their relievers to arrive at midnight.
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