No Longer Here

Summary

• Nora enters Oak Leaf Residential Care Home and recognizes a frail old man, Mr Banerjee, arguing with a nurse about going to the garden and calling his son Dhavak.
• Nora had previously been a neighbor of Mr Banerjee and had heard about his son’s insistence on him moving into a care home. Mr Banerjee, however, doesn't recognize her.
• Nora attempts to remind Mr Banerjee that she was his neighbor but he refutes her claim, stating he never lived there and didn’t have a neighbor named Nora. She apologizes, blaming the mix-up on her memory issues.
• She then approaches the receptionist, a man with a gentle Scottish accent, informing him that she had phoned earlier to arrange a visit.
• Nora tells the receptionist she's there to visit a former school librarian named Louise Elm. She admits she hadn't seen Mrs Elm in "years and years" but felt she might appreciate the company.
• The receptionist informs Nora that Mrs Elm had passed away three weeks prior. Nora, initially disbelieving, apologizes for not knowing she was deceased. She had brought a chess set to play a game with Mrs Elm and keep her company.
• Nora admits that she had wanted to thank Mrs Elm for her past kindness. The receptionist informs her that Mrs Elm died peacefully in her sleep.
• Nora expresses gratitude that Mrs Elm had a peaceful death and thanks the receptionist for the care Mrs Elm had received. She then leaves the care home.