Chapter 28
Reed
My eyes open and all I see is the darkness of our bedroom. Then a light shines from my cell phone on the nightstand beside me. The vibration of the phone must’ve woken me up.
I pick up the phone and see my father is calling me. I also see that it’s three in the morning.
This cannot be good.
Phone calls at this hour from one’s family are always of the utmost importance. No one calls just to say hi at three in the morning.
Jenna stirs beside me. “Who’s that, Reed?”
“My father,” I say, then answer his call. “Hey, Dad, what’s up?” I try to sound casual, like I’m not internally about to freak out.
I prepare myself to hear bad news about my brother, as he’s the only wildcard in our family.
“Reed, I’m with your mother in the hospital. She fell earlier this evening, and sh
