A Proper Holiday
A 2000 word short story
“I’d like to have a proper holiday, just once,” I told staff nurse Linda Baines.
“Well you deserve it, Julia. You’re the hardest working porter this hospital has. But I thought you were all going to Lanzarote next week?”
“We are. Self catering. By the time I’ve packed for all five of us, organised tickets, passports, cooked and cleaned for the…