You need a purpose to your life again.’ Fran’s doctor fixed her with a steely gaze. ‘Something that will fulfil you.’
Fran looked down at her bitten nails reflectively. Surely she’d done all that now? Her children had been her life. Her husband had been her rock. She’d even sought a kind of solace in her work as a teacher.
Now all that had gone and she found herself alone.
‘I don’t know…’ she sighed. ‘What is there for me to do now?’
The doctor harrumphed, and she looked up at him, startled.
‘You think your life is over? Look at me! I’m much older than you, and my life is just beginning. I can’t wait to retire next year!’
Fran smiled. She’d known Dr Harley forever. He’d even brought her into the world when he was just a student. He’d taken care of Daniel when he had a nasty
