Josh sat in the hospital conference room, waiting for the rest of the people to arrive. He was frustrated from his argument with Maya last night and exhausted from pulling himself in too many directions. He thought about the last week and wondered what he could have done differently.
Stephanie had continued to decline ever since they woke her from the sedation. The first day, she lay there staring at the walls. She wouldn’t eat or speak. She barely responded to any type of stimuli. Josh had spent most of the morning talking to her, just trying to get some type of response from her. By lunchtime, he had talked to the doctor about her behavior. That afternoon, he drove to his own pack and consulted with the pack doctor. He was honest with Josh and confirmed what Dr. Welsh had told him but
