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Now I found ain Sandy and Collin were back with her, while I sat and waited on news Macy had wanted to co Shawn and London to the hospital was probably a bad idea

I glanced around the drab room What was it with hospitals? Most people here probably weren’t waiting on good news, so the depressing surroundings surely couldn’t help their mood I didn’t really care about decorations, but fuck! I wanted soray walls with its stark white, spotted linoleuly pictures of flowers

My phone vibrated inif there was any news I sent her the same reply I’d

sent the last two ti toward me The expression on his face was relaxed, which put some of my fears to rest

He settled into the empty chair beside me “Her injuries weren’t as serious as we’d feared They said she fell down eight or so steps and her worst injury appears to be a sprained wrist She is co of soreness, which the doctor told her to expect”

“That is a relief to hear Has she said what happened?”

He shook his head “No, and that’s what’sShe said she doesn’t knohat happened She won’t even say why she was in the stairwell If not for that guy with his elevator phobia, I’m not sure she would have been found” Collin ran a weary hand down his face “The doctors want to do an MRI and keep her overnight for observation”

Every conceivable negative scenario ran through my head Was she sick? Did she have a brain tumor? Was this soh? People didn’t just pass out for no reason

“Hey,” Sandy said, getting our attention “We can head upstairs They’re getting her settled into a room”

Collin and I stood and Sandy pulledhere”

“Don’t mention it There’s nowhere else I’d be And it sounds like I’ht”

She suess you are” She pulled onuy, and she needs that”

When she let go, I could see the shimmer in her eyes of the fresh batch of tears ready to fall Collin pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to his wife

She gave hi care of me”

“Just as much as you take care of me” He put his arm around her shoulders and kissed her temple