Chapter Ten
Stacey looked out the window of Tina’s hospital room. For once, it wasn’t raining. The sky was hazy, the sun blocked by clouds. It was overcast and muggy outside, a strange mix of summer and storms.
Tina was watching a daytime soap opera from her hospital bed. Her figure looked somehow skinnier and more fragile than when Stacey had seen her yesterday. Her eyes were glassy and her voice muted. They had barely spoken since Stacey’s arrival twenty minutes ago.
“It’s really warm outside today,” Stacey said in an attempt to jumpstart the conversation again.
Tina nodded but didn’t reply. Stacey could feel her chest constrict. Whatever the seizure had done to Tina had been intense with little chance she would bounce back from it.
Stacey spoke again, “Allison is gone. Has she come
