John was pacing in the hallway outside the emergency room. He had ridden with Hailey to the hospital in the ambulance and had prayed she would wake up before they arrived, but his prayers went unanswered. When they had arrived, Hailey was still unconscious and was whisked behind the emergency room doors. Now, the only thing John could do was wait and hope that the doctors would give him good news about his only child.
“Is there any word yet?” Alice asked as she hurried to where John was waiting.
“Nothing,” John said with a sigh. “I am ready to climb the walls. I know it hasn’t been long enough for the doctors to find out how badly Hailey is hurt, but still, I’m ready to barge in and shake the doctors until they tell me how bad things are.”
Alice gave him a loving smile and said, “John,
