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The afternoon has fallen.

Today had been a sluggish day, although much more manageable.

I was taking care of Mrs.Diana when I began to hear the bloody tune again. God's sake! I can't right now!

"Excuse me for a moment will you, Mrs.Diana?"

"Oh, no problem dear, just one question are these for chewing or swallowing?"

"Those are peas Mrs.Diana."

Mrs.Diana nodded satisfied at my response and decided to chew.

I run downstairs to meet with Alice again - "Alice, could you change the radio station? Sorry, I just absolutely hate this song."

Although she finds it strange, she laughs it off and agrees to it anyway. Alice meddles with the radio buttons then looks at me.

"You've changed it?"

She nods.

It's still playing. Has she not realized?

"Play the next."

Alice looks at me worriedly - "Are you OK Claire? I can turn it off if you want."

Yeah, that'd be for the best.

And so she does.

This - Wasn't real, was it?

I take a calm breath and close my eyes, rubbing my temples with the tip of my fingers.

After assuring Alice I was fine, I return to Mrs.Diana.

"Mrs.Diana? Have you eaten all of your peas yet?"

Lying in Mrs.Diana's place was the old lady from yesterday's hallucination.

"She died." - The old woman says.

Deep breaths! This is another episode! Calm down!

I rub my eyes.

I see Mrs.Diana reclining on the bed, eyes closed, a tone of light-purple cast on her face. The uninterrupted *beep* from the heart rate machine finally reaches my ears.

Evidently, Mrs.Diana had chocked on her peas.