Chapter 9
Though I woke up alone in a hospital bed, still, I couldn’t help but smile, as I imagined the scenario in my dream taking place in some parallel universe, where events had unfolded just as Patrick had described.
“We’re together somewhere,” I whispered.
“Goose!” Carrie leapt up from her spot, curled up as best she could with her height on the blue vinyl window seat. “Hi.” Her excitement showed, despite the fact she whispered it.
“Hi.” I whispered, too.
“I had all I could do not to wake you every five minutes just to see if I could,” she said. “Shelby told me to keep watching your chest, to make sure it was moving up and down. She’ll be here soon. She wanted to come back a while ago. Rip wouldn’t let her.”
Rip thought he could stop my sister from doing whatever she wanted. Th
