Chapter 50
TarynMother Hubbard, my head ached like, well, like I’d been pummeled by a felon.
I dragged myself to consciousness, peeling my eyes open. Everything in my body felt heavy and out of order. The stiff plastic enveloping my head made it impossible to look around and get my bearings. I knew I was still in the hospital.
The nurses checked on me every couple of hours all night, waking me and asking questions. That alone had me exhausted. Never mind the concussion.
I fumbled for the buttons on the side of the bed to raise it and at least let me sit up a little. I blinked, training my eyes to my right.
Sunny streams burst through the slats of the window blinds covering Jeff with stripes of light as he slept on a cot in the corner of the room. His sandy brown hair fell across his f
