Chapter 147

When Hope opened the door to the doctor's office, she could hear the older woman crying in the back room, and Doc was telling Lluvia what medicine to give her to calm her down. A younger woman stood in the hall, wringing her hands, and Hope imagined this must be her daughter. She didn't seem to notice Hope standing there, and she didn't say anything because she suddenly felt like an intruder. A moment later, she heard Nicholas say, "There you go, Sal. Take some deep breaths, and that'll help with the pain." She didn't know for sure what he'd given her but imagined it might've been morphine or heroin.