The next morning, after George left the house, I went back into the kitchen.
My glass was still sitting on the table.
I carefully poured the remaining liquid into a small clean container.
And for the first time in forty years, I decided to find out exactly what I had been drinking.
At the laboratory, they looked at me strangely.
I simply told them that I wanted the liquid analyzed.
Two days later, I received a phone call.
“Mrs. Miller, could you come in personally?”
I didn’t like the tone of the doctor’s voice.
When I arrived, Dr. Harris invited me into his office.
There were several papers on his desk.
For a moment, he simply stared at me.
Then he stood up.
And locked the door.
My heart began pounding.