NICK HAD SPENT THE night in a chair beside Maggie’s bed. She was in a private room with a large window that let in light but looked out on another building outside. The hospital bed was slightly elevated to help her breathe and she still had her intravenous and oxygen. There were three identical padded armchairs that were burgundy in colour and the foot-rest pulled out for a comfortable sleeping chair. There was a television set attached to the wall but all the stations were in Italian.
Maggie’s condition was the same and she had not regained consciousness. The doctors could tell him nothing until the meeting with the specialist in charge of Maggie which was scheduled in an hour. His Dad and Emily were on the way to the hospital with a change of clothes for him and the car Emily sent to t
