THE NEXT THING LUCY knew, she was waking up to—horses? And voices? And what was that awful poking in her side?
"You're really very lucky you caught it when you did. If it had been any longer she would have needed the surgery. And even then nothing would have been guaranteed."
"Actually, it wasn't me. It was Lucy who recognized what was going on. I don't know that I would have caught it in time if she hadn't been here."
"Lucy?"
"She's our student worker. Just started the beginning of this semester."
"Oh, I didn't realize you were hiring."
"She needed work in exchange for lessons."
"I see. Well, everything should be okay with Delaney now. Keep monitoring her progress, and I want an update in about twelve hours."
"Thank you so much for coming out so late."
"Not a problem."
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