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He let go ofto say I led the another hall When we stopped in front of Corabelle’s door, Mrs Rotheford said, "Arthur, et so," I said "You want me to check?"

Mr Rotheford pushed past me "I can see that on my own"

He opened the door too quickly, and I winced when it rattled I followed him into the roo across the pillow like a goddess

"Baby!" Mrs Rotheford dropped her suitcase handle and rushed forward, grabbing for Corabelle’s hand Her husband hung back now, seehter was actually ill

He looked around, see on the flowers I’d brought, plus Jenny’s, and the blue butterfly that now had the word "Finn" written across the body His shoulders relaxed I didn’t knohat he was thinking, but I guessed he realized people did care, and that Corabelle was in good hands

I sat down in the chair I’d come to think of as home and braced my elbows on my knees I was bone-tired, I realized But I’d been there before I could keep going as well as the best of the Corabelle’s hand

"I’ll go get those flowers now," her father said He ainst the wall

HerCorabelle’s face I couldn’t ihter in the hospital, but then I supposed I had lived it We’d had so little ti parents had ever felt norone, she turned back to ht in the Pacific Ocean and wound up with pneumonia"

"You said that on the phone I ht I wanted Corabelle to have this conversation with them, not me "She ake earlier I think she’ll be able to talk to you about it soon"

The door opened, and one of the doctors came in "I see we have new visitors," he said "I’o of Corabelle and turned to the doctor "I’?"

"Well, we don’t recommend any more arctic swims" He rounded the opposite side of the bed and leaned over to watch one of the monitors "Now that she’s awakened, she’ll recover quickly As long as she takes it easy, we’re through the worst of it"

"Will she be okay?"

He consulted his iPad "Pneumonia can be tricky We have to watch for relapse and secondary cos"

"Oh my God" She pressed a hand to her throat

"She’s piped full of antibiotics She’ll feel pretty bad for a day or two just fro and healthy She’ll come out of this just fine"

"Thank you," Mrs Rotheford said "She’s all we have"

The doctor pulled out a stethoscope "FroHe pulled her out of the water and got her breathing"

I stared at the floor, but I could feel her gaze on me

"I’m still not clear what happened," she said