“Dr. Hammond gave Grace a lobotomy yesterday.” Tish speaks nonchalantly as if talking about the weather.
“Is she dead?” Renee asks.
“It’s like she is now.” Tish shrugs. “She won’t put up much of a fight anymore.” She reclines in the tub next to Renee. The water is clear, and Renee can see Tish’s blurred naked body just beneath the surface.
“Do you think Dr. Hammond does that?”
“He’s a man in a hospital full of crazy women.” Tish sits up and writes RAPY in permanent marker on the side of the tub. Then she stands. Renee’s eyes are drawn to her perfectly round bottom.
“Are you leaving already?”
“Yes, I’m getting pruned.” She steps out, walks over, and sits on the edge of Renee’s tub. “Unless you want me to stay.” She runs her fingers through Renee’s wet hair.
Renee’s eyes drift to Tish’s perky breasts, her hard brown nipples like chocolate chips she could lick.
The door behind them swings open, and Tish jumps to her feet. Dr. Hammond enters. He eyes the women, clicks his tongue in his throat. “Hmm, I thought the shock therapy was working with you two.” He writes on his clipboard and leaves the room.
Tish twists her lips. “Well, I guess we’re not cured, yet.”
Renee pulls her knees to her chin. “Will we ever be cured?”
“No,” Tish says, then submerges herself into the water between Renee’s legs.
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