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Not that I was glad she was upset, but I was thrilled it had nothing to do with what was going on now. But the two things were linked too closely as far as I was concerned.
It’s all about Mombo.
“It must be painful to lose a patient,” I said.
“It is. And you never get used to it. Even when they don’t deserve to live, as a nurse or a doctor, you still feel guilty for not being able to save them,” she said.
Don’t deserve to live?I shot Bennett a questioning look and he nodded. He wanted me to ask her about that.
“What do you mean, someone who doesn’t deserve to live?” I asked.
“We had a patient at the hospital. I don’t know much about him, and I was the only nurse allowed to go in and care for him. Me and Dr. O’Connor. He was in bad shape, but even then, he was shackled to the bed. I remember being afraid of him.”
“Why?” I asked.
“There was something in his eyes. I don’t know what he was guilty of, but I could tell that he did it. Whatever it was.” She shuddered, and I pulled her close. Then she added, “He died on my watch. His cold heart gave out.”
“That’s it,” Bennett blurted.
I looked at him and asked, “What is?”
“I know why Mombo would want to go to the hospital. Why he might be after Meri,” he said.
“Care to tell us?” I prodded.
He looked at Meri and said, “Are you sure you want to hear this?” She nodded. “I don’t think it is a coincidence that you were the nurse taking care of his accomplice. He doesn't know how we were able to track him down.”
“You mean that man that was in the hospital was working with Mombo?” she asked.
“Yes, Mombo had killed a young woman, eighteen years old. The man that died in the hospital, had been with him that day. He didn’t kill her, but he helped Mombo transport the body and cover his tracks,” Bennett said.
I could see the disgust on Meri’s face. I was in shock myself because this was the first I’d heard about that. Bennett had tried keeping me in the dark, but I knew the truth now.
“It...explains why there was so much security at the hospital then. And why I was the only nurse allowed in. I’m glad I didn’t know any of this when I was caring for him.”
“Why?” I asked.
She looked up at me. “Even though we take an oath not to harm, I would’ve wished him harm in my mind, and I don’t want to live with that guilt either.”
God, you’re such a sweet loving soul.
A person like her didn’t deserve to be living in fear. Even though she said she wasn’t afraid, I knew she was. I gave her shoulder a little squeeze.
“It’s in the past. You don’t have to think about him any longer,” I said.
“I wish that was the case,” Bennett said. “The problem is Mombo doesn’t know what you’ve been told by his accomplice.”
“I wasn’t told anything,” she stated.
“And no one knows that but you,” he replied.
That was a problem. “How are we going to let him know that without drawing more suspicion on Meri?” I asked.
“We can’t. But what we can do is make sure he knows she’s not at the hospital any longer. I have a plan. Though I am not sure you will like it,” he said.
I couldn’t even guess what was about to come out of his mouth. Meri wasn’t.
“I’ll do whatever you think is best for Tabiq. What do you suggest?”
