What's Needed

She was young and had that bright smile only those looking to convert you wore.

"Hello sir! Do you need anything?"

Before I could say anything she sat down next to the bed.

"In that case, can I talk to you about what comes next, after you pass?"

There was a lot I wanted to say to her, most of it obscene in general and what she would consider blasphemous, or heretical, maybe both. But given the tube in my throat, all I could do was keep pressing the button in my hand until I got another dose and slept.