The Murphy Motel
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 87
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
Dr. Horn arrived at the motel in record time, breaking all manner of road laws along the way. The man was determined to save himself and wasn't about to let a few street signs and motorists stop him. His car skid to a halt in the motel parking lot and he practically hopped out of the vehicle. Nurse Tuesday didn't move so he had to drag her by the hand.
He found the room number that Steve was staying in and rapped against the hardwood like he was the police. He could hear some shuffling on the other side and after a couple of seconds, the man opened the door. Dr. Horn didn't even wait to be invited in as he invited himself and his plus one inside.
"You would not believe what I've been through tonight." He began, not even noticing Steve's assistant was also present. "The hospital is pretty much gone, innocent people are dead, and if the radio is to be believed, the giants will be in town before we know it. This is just terrible."
As the man continued to rant, Beth noticed the near catatonic nurse just standing idle and gently led her over to the bed to sit down. Steve meanwhile continued to listen to his fellow doctor air his grievances as the full weight of the night was released in one go. By the time Dr. Horn finished ranting he leaned against the wall exhausted.
"I won't lie, you're coming at me with a lot here." Steve responded. He could tell the man in front of him was worn out and then he turned his attention to the bed where Beth was trying unsuccessfully to get the traumatized nurse to talk. "Is she going to be okay?"
"I don't know." Dr. Horn replied honestly. He wasn't sure what Tuesday's mental state would be. In the moment all he cared about was that there was another living, breathing person beside him. "She broke after we left the hospital. We left everyone behind to save ourselves."
"I see." Steve sighed. If he were in the nurse's shoes then he might be in a similar state. "So you both came here because you wanted help with Debbie."
"Yes!" Dr. Horn nearly snapped. He was on his hands and knees begging. "You have to talk to her and get her to leave me alone."
"You?" Beth cut in. "What about her?" She finished gesturing to the nurse.
"She's with me. Guilty by association." The man continued without missing a beat. "She clearly has beef with the hospital, otherwise she wouldn't have shown up there like she did. I know we distanced ourselves from her on TV but that was because we had to. There were jobs and reputations at stake. I had to put everyone else first!"
Steve could feel a headache coming on.
"Please tell me you have a plan!" Dr. Horn whined.
He found the room number that Steve was staying in and rapped against the hardwood like he was the police. He could hear some shuffling on the other side and after a couple of seconds, the man opened the door. Dr. Horn didn't even wait to be invited in as he invited himself and his plus one inside.
"You would not believe what I've been through tonight." He began, not even noticing Steve's assistant was also present. "The hospital is pretty much gone, innocent people are dead, and if the radio is to be believed, the giants will be in town before we know it. This is just terrible."
As the man continued to rant, Beth noticed the near catatonic nurse just standing idle and gently led her over to the bed to sit down. Steve meanwhile continued to listen to his fellow doctor air his grievances as the full weight of the night was released in one go. By the time Dr. Horn finished ranting he leaned against the wall exhausted.
"I won't lie, you're coming at me with a lot here." Steve responded. He could tell the man in front of him was worn out and then he turned his attention to the bed where Beth was trying unsuccessfully to get the traumatized nurse to talk. "Is she going to be okay?"
"I don't know." Dr. Horn replied honestly. He wasn't sure what Tuesday's mental state would be. In the moment all he cared about was that there was another living, breathing person beside him. "She broke after we left the hospital. We left everyone behind to save ourselves."
"I see." Steve sighed. If he were in the nurse's shoes then he might be in a similar state. "So you both came here because you wanted help with Debbie."
"Yes!" Dr. Horn nearly snapped. He was on his hands and knees begging. "You have to talk to her and get her to leave me alone."
"You?" Beth cut in. "What about her?" She finished gesturing to the nurse.
"She's with me. Guilty by association." The man continued without missing a beat. "She clearly has beef with the hospital, otherwise she wouldn't have shown up there like she did. I know we distanced ourselves from her on TV but that was because we had to. There were jobs and reputations at stake. I had to put everyone else first!"
Steve could feel a headache coming on.
"Please tell me you have a plan!" Dr. Horn whined.
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