[92] How to Heal

Faye watched as the nurses took Leith away from her. She wanted to follow them but they’d insisted that they would take the best care of him that they could. She watched them disappear with him through the door of the emergency room and her eyes met with his for a brief moment before the door shut between them. Faye burst out crying and almost collapsed to the ground, her heart racing in fear and uncertainty. Luke bent to hug her and rub her back, letting her vent for a few moments before suggesting that they should go looking for Ashley.

“Wouldn’t she be in the emergency room too?” Ethan asked. “If her accident just happened so that Leith had to come running with the news... then it must have just happened. She would be here, right? If she really hurt herself she would be here.”

“She’s not,” Peter said. “There was no one else in the emergency room just now haven’t you even bothered to look?”