Daily check-ups
Every day, Nancy visited her grandfather and Kevin. Every day she watched her grandfather lose a little of his strength and the playful glimmer in his eye slowly fading away. She felt completely powerless. She knew that Kevin was doing all he could and still she felt the need to blame someone. Every time she was there, she picked a fight with her brother. “You have never loved him like I have, I should be the one looking after him.” Nancy reproached her brother, trying to lose the feeling of guilt she had.
The daily check-ups stressed her brother out too. He wanted Nancy to leave them alone. He knew how she felt about their grandfather but this was the one time he could help the old man and he did not want this opportunity for bonding to be ruined by his sister. Mickey, their youngest brother, barely visited. He lived in New York City and the flight out was just too much of an effort for him. Nancy felt all alone in her grief. She was losing her best friend and she did not know what to do about it.
If only she could have seen what was actually going on…