His Remains

The next morning Stella ran into Irene, the nurse, on her way back to the ward from the cafeteria. She had just turned around once Irene excitedly grabbed her arm and exclaimed,” Stella, we received your surgery fees!” Stella went completely still. She assumed she would not be able to have the surgery and didn’t hold out much hope. So, she was at a loss for words when she received the unexpected news. Noticing that Stella froze, Irene extended her hand and waved it in front of Stella’s face, asking, “What happened? The Dean just arrived and said that doctors will give you a check up in the next few days. Then, you can have the surgery.” “Oh, okay!” Stella regained her composure and smiled, Still, Stella felt that something had gone wrong. She had called Bill several times last night, but he didn’t answer. Coincidentally, she found out this morning that he had given her the money for the surgery. Somehow she had the impression that there was some sort of link between those things. As sh