She nodded at me, allowing me to hold her hand which was icy cold. I rubbed it, trying to warm it as she let me, her eyes going back towards the door as though hoping a doctor would come through at any moment.
"He has to be okay" she whispered, closing her eyes for a moment "I need him to be okay."
"He will be" I whispered "I promise you he's going to fight this. Just give it time."
The door opened and everybody turned as a doctor in a white coat came striding in, his hair neatly groomed back and his spectacles glinting in the lights as he looked towards our small group.
"Mrs Deluca?" he asked as Charlotte stiffened.
"I'm here," she said quietly, dropping my hand as the doctor tentatively approached, clipping a clipboard in his hand.
"May I have a word in private? It's in relatio
