CHANNING
A deadly silence settles between us, thick and suffocating after the nurse’s words. Nina then, without saying anything, takes the folder from the nurse and hands it to Lucas. He pauses for a brief moment, jaw clenched, eyes flickering toward me as if debating whether to explain himself or to continue pretending that what is going on is not what it appears. I'm not sure which; all I know is that he must desperately want to curse out this nurse, and boy is it awkward.
He takes the pen and signs his name, the tension tightening with each stroke, and the nurse thanks him before returning the folder and reminding him that Nina needs to rest, oblivious to the mess she has just exposed.
Lucas exhales sharply as she walks away as if about to say something—probably another lie—but I don
