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Dr. Nettle-Personal Narrative

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INT. HOSPITAL BEDROOM - NIGHT Later. Eileen puts the card back on top of the stack of cards. EILEEN I won’t be here tomorrow, but I still want you to practice these words. Eileen walks towards the door. Morris moves his mouth trying to pronounce the word cat. INT. HOSPITAL BEDROOM - DAY Caroline feeds Morris ice cream. He ate almost half of the ice cream. She is going to give him another scoop when he starts gagging up the ice cream. Caroline cleans his face. INT. HOSPITAL BEDROOM - NIGHT Boer walks into the room carrying ice cream. Morris finishes the ice cream. But he starts gagging. Boer wipes his face. Boer leaves and Morris continues practicing the words. Later. All the lights are shut off in Morris’s room and he continues practicing the words. INT. …show more content…

Dr. Nettle is outraged, he stands in the room yelling at Ruth. DR. NETTLE HE COULD’VE DIED! RUTH But he didn’t. Dr. Nettle sees the empty milk shake cup laying on Morris’s bed side table. Dr. Nettle furiously storms towards the door. He turns around facing Morris and Ruth. DR. NETTLE I’m going to make unexpected visits to Morris, if I find out that you brought him food from outside vendors you’re fired. Ruths eyes expand from dismay. INT. REHABILITATION CENTER BEDROOM - DAY Eileen holds up a card to Morris. Card reads: Famished A tray of unopened baby food rests on Morris’s bedside table. EILEEN It’s two syllables but I think you could do it. Dr. Nettle pops his head into the room. He stares at the unopen tray of food. MORRIS (to Dr. Nettle) I’m s-sick of e-eat-ing h-hos-pi-tal food c-c-ca-n I-- DR. NETTLE This is not up for discussion, stick to the diet I ordered for you. MORRIS But I’m g-go-ing to s-st-star-- Dr. Nettle walks out of room, slamming the door shut behind him before morris finishes what he has to say. INT. YAFFNA’S PRIVATE PHYSICAL THERAPY ROOM - DAY Yaffna stares at her watch. Morris lays on his back on the table, his arm is slightly raised. YAFFNA (in Russian)

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