It was Friday, you know. And Hick came home with some Harem-related news. Not everything about Hick's Harem is humorous. Some is downright sad.
"This one old lady, she's the oldest one we have. Her caretaker called me this morning because she didn't answer her door, asking if I had seen her. I said I hadn't, and that was all she wanted. Then it turns out she called the police for a welfare check."
"Oh, no! Is she all right?"
"I don't know. It doesn't look good. They found her lying on the living room floor, unconscious. Her body temperature was 90. The doctor said that's probably what kept her alive until they found her. I don't know why she was so cold. The heat was on in her apartment. I talked to her son when I went over there. He lives a half hour away, and the caretaker didn't have his number, so she called the police. The lady has diabetes, and they had been having trouble regulating it. She has an insulin pump. Her son said he's been trying to get her to move into a nursing home or assisted living, but she don't want to. She's in the hospital right now, but he said it don't look good."
"Why did you go over there? Did they want you to unlock the door?"
"No, the caregiver didn't ask. She just called the police. They're just a block away, and I was down at my store. That's what makes me mad. I have the key box for police and fire department and EMTs to get in, but that stupid police officer kicked in the door! That's why I had to go. That's the stupidest thing. He could have hit her in the head with the door if she was layin' in front of it! I watched him all the way on the security cameras. I've got the shot of him kicking in the door. I called my boss, and he said there was no reason for that, and he's gonna talk to the police chief."
"Didn't you tell them all about the key box when you put it in?"
"Yes! And I've got the emails from the mayor and police chief and fire chief about it. That guy cost us $600. That's what it's gonna take to put on a new door."
"And he probably thinks he's a hero."
"I don't know that he thinks, but I know what my boss thinks, and he's not happy!"
I hope the old lady pulls through. She's not one of the Harem that Hick talks about often. She stays out of the shenanigans. Hick didn't sound very optimistic about her chances.
"And when I was in the apartment looking at the door, I seen that she'd been smoking in there. So if she comes back, now I have to get onto her about the smoking."
I'd say that's the least of the worries for that old gal. Hick doesn't like bad things happening to his Harem. And he hates to scold them for their behavior, even when it's warranted.
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