Least Among Saints Page #4

I can take you in to see her.

Are you the father?

No... I'm a friend.

I can't let you go back there

with him if you're not a relative.

May I speak with you

for a moment?

Yeah.

Wade, just... wait right here,

okay?

I'll be right back.

She's brain dead.

The body will slowly shut down

and it'll happen soon.

He should get a chance

to say goodbye to his mom.

It's important.

He shouldn't have

to do this alone.

So...

Are you the father?

Yeah...

I'm the father.

Okay, good.

When will she wake up?

I don't know.

Wade... your mom is very sick.

The doctors have done

everything they can...

but they're not gonna

be able to save her.

Do you want to come

closer to your mom?

It's okay.

She's not in any pain.

You can just sit here

quietly with her.

Or if you want,

you can talk to her.

Tell her things.

See... if you whisper to her,

then she'll know you're here.

Do you want to tell me?

Then I can tell her for you?

Tell her that I love her.

She loves you, too.

Time of death, 5:20.

Don't...

Okay.

Social Services.

She'll take care

of things from here.

Thank you for what

you did in there.

I wish I could have done more.

It was good of you

to stay with him.

What's that?

Oh, it's a phrase in Latin.

What does it mean?

God will know His own.

Does He?

I don't know.

You need somewhere

to get cleaned up?

I'm sorry?

Your hand.

Oh.

There's a bathroom at the end of the hall.

What's gonna happen to him?

Well, his mother is deceased.

His father's whereabouts

are unknown.

He has no extended family

to speak of.

We take him into protective

custody...

where we will find a bed

for him in a foster home.

Then his case will be filed

with Child Protective Services.

We'll investigate and try to determine

what's in the best interest of the child.

You brought them in?

Yeah.

And you're...

I'm...

Extended family, I heard.

I live next door.

Thanks for sticking around.

Least I can do.

How long until you have to take

the body to the city morgue?

Seven days.

I'll do my best to find someone

to claim her. No promises.

Listen, would you mind if I stick around

for a little while longer?

I don't feel right

about leaving him just yet.

Yeah, sure, I'm right here.

Can I use your phone?

My cell has no reception here.

Uh-huh.

So, she told me the deal.

I guess they're gonna set you up

with a new place to live.

I know what's going on.

When my mom was in jail,

I had to stay in these homes.

Hey, it's gonna be okay.

No, it's not.

It's gonna suck.

It's gonna f***ing suck

very much.

Hey, hey, hey!

Don't do that.

Don't hurt yourself.

Excuse me?

He hasn't eaten yet tonight.

Wait a sec, so you don't have

any beds available?

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