Chapter 10
Jenn sat beside Meg’s bed in the emergency department of Laurel Hill General. Meg had just come out of surgery, having had her leg debrided and stitched up, and once they found a room for her, she’d be admitted. The problem was Laurel Hill was a small town, and so the hospital was small. Many people had been injured in the battle with the insects, and beds were scarce.
Meg’s family had been notified, but the roads were so bad, jammed with emergency vehicles as well as armored tanks, no one was sure when they would get there.
Meanwhile, Jenn held her girl’s hand and waited for her to come out of the anesthesia.
Jenn gave a mirthless laugh. Hopeless causes. That sure as s**t described the situation they’d found themselves in.
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Around the same time the front doors of t
