BELLA LOOKED REALLY peaceful lying on the hospital bed. Though she still looked pale and had shown no signs of coming out of her coma, she’d stopped twitching and the look of horror had left her pretty face.
“How is she?” Percy stuck his head in the door and Edric shrugged despondently without turning around. “Do you have a minute? Brita wants to tell you something.”
Edric stood up and turned. “Yeah. Sure.”
Percy stepped into the room and Brita followed. She gave Edric a sad smile. “Hey, buddy. How ya holdin’ up?”
Edric just shook his head. He was afraid to speak for fear he’d start crying and humiliate himself.
Brita and Percy shared a look and Edric suddenly envied them their relationship. Despite the fact that they were going through an extended rough spell, they could still share
