energy.

1. patient a dies
2. i come on shift in a different patient group
3. patient b dies, one of mine
4. patient b taken to morgue after family leaves
5. patient a's family wants to view the body, as new family members arrive from out of town
6. i volunteer to take them with a social worker and security
7. on the way to the morgue, social worker calls me by patient b's name
8. what?

it was not a common name.
i have never even seen social worker before.
social worker tells me she knows nobody by that name, and isn't sure why she said it.

9. arrive in morgue where both patient a and b are
10. ponder life

that felt strange.

your last breath was an exasperated sigh.