The regular whistling of the life-support equipment was received as she entered the room. It was nothing new for her. She had been working as a nurse in this hospital for ten years now. In that time she had seen everything, knew every device and every room that existed here like the back of her hand. But never before had she felt such anger when she entered a room as she does today.
There he lay, the coma patient. The doctor had said he was over the hill. Soon he would wake up again. But she could not let that happen!
Carefully she looked around while she approached the man's bed. She had the feeling that she was being watched, although nobody was here except her and the patient. But like anyone planning something illegal, the thought that she might be caught made her incredibly nervous.
To be absolutely sure, she reread the name that had been written on the man's infusion: Viktor Kolbeck. She looked at his face. The pale blush on his cheeks and the peaceful expression while he seemed to be lying there sleeping. In no way could one see that he was responsible for the death of so many people.
A tear rolled down her cheek. Why hadn't she bought her son the new football boots he had wanted so much? Then she would have been in the shopping centre that fateful day and died in his place. Had she known what was going to happen, she would certainly have been prepared to do so. But she had not known.
And here he lay before her. The man who was responsible for the death of her son and for all the others who had lost their lives in the gas explosion. It was he who had given his employees the wrong plans. "An accident due to human error," the news said, but she knew better. It was murder!
Peacefully like a child, the murderer lay there. The cold hatred in her heart ate away all the pity she had always shown other patients. She had made her decision. Filled with grief for her son, she switched off the life-support equipment. She waited until the shrill whistle of cardiac arrest sounded. Then she called the doctor who was to determine death.
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ESCAPE! Fire and Flames (English Version)
Dla nastolatków14-year-old Nele is to help move the bookshop from the large shopping centre to a smaller building. But then there is an accident on the nearby building site and everything is on fire. Will Nele succeed in escaping the flames? And what role does the...
