“I looked for Ringo everywhere,” says Bonnie. “But . . .” A woman comes to Gus’s bed. She’s carrying a tray of food. “Hello, sleeping beauty,” she says. “I’m Mary. Now, Gus, you must be hungry. Eat this,” she says. Gus and Bonnie look at the food on the tray. “I think it’s salad and potatoes,” says Bonnie. “I’m not staying here. I’m not eating this food. It’ll kill me. I’ll die in here. Nurse!” he calls. “I want to go home now.” “You can go home tomorrow morning,” the nurse says. “Not before.”
tray: you often carry plates and bowls of food on a tray die: stop living nurse: person who looks after you in hospital
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