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Natalie inspected the breakfast tray "You know they’re going to put you on an I V if you don’t do better than this I thought you had a contract with Dr Kleinert"

"I ate some," Kitty said

"Well, I’ rounds soon Try picking away at this while you talk to her, OK? We’re on your teaave us both a brief s into the roo to someone else

Kitty’s face was suffused with pink and she was fighting back tears She reached for a cigarette and lit it, coughing soainst the back of her bony hand She shook her head, conjuring up a smile that had soot myself into this," she said, and then wistfully, "You think Glen ht come see me?"

"I don’t know 1 o over there after I talk to you I’ll mention it to her if you like"

"She kicked Daddy out"

"So I heard"

"She’ll probably kick ing for Glen was so tangible it hurt me to see it I studied the breakfast tray: a fresh fruit cup, a blueberry e juice, tea There was no indication that she’d eaten any of it

"You want some of that?" she asked

"No way You’ll tell Kleinert you ate it"

Kitty had the good grace to blush, laughing uneasily

"I don’t understand why you don’t eat," I said

She ross There’s this girl two doors down and she was suffering froht her in here and she finally started to eat? Now she looks like she’s pregnant She’s still thin She’s just got half a basketball for a sto"

"So what? She’s alive, isn’t she?"

"I don’t want to look like that Nothing tastes good anyway and it justthe subject so I let it go, shifting over to so else instead "Have you talked to your father since Glen kicked hied "He’s here every day in the afternoon He’s ewater Hotel until he finds a place"

"Did he tell you about Bobby’s will?"

"Some He says Bobby left me all this money Is that true?" Her tone was one of dis