“This is a direct continuation of the high fever from Christmas Eve.”

“I begged Cole to stop at the pharmacy on his way out that night,” I said.

Doctor Miller walked to his metal supply cabinet, took out two bottles of amoxicillin, and set them on the exam counter.

“Did he bring the prescription home?” Doctor Miller asked.

“He left for a dinner meeting at six o’clock,” I said.

“He didn’t come back until the next morning.”

Doctor Miller pulled a long white medical report form from his desk pad.