The head physician greeted me warmly and was thrilled to see me, saying that the night had been chaotic without me. The praise lifted my mood slightly, but I still couldn't shake the pain of suspecting that Zoe would be in my house any minute, lying under Kevin in the bed where I had just been sleeping an hour ago.
I grabbed the first medical record and headed to the A&E department to start treating patients. I kept checking the clock, and my heart felt heavy as it approached the time for me to leave. Fortunately, the hospital was unusually quiet, so I didn't feel too bad about going to find the head physician, who was also the hospital's director, Dr Simms.
"What is it, Dr Laurie?" he asked, looking surprised.
"I was wondering if I could step out for an hour," I replied.
He frowned. "
