Chapter 34Carter received a phone call to come to the hospital for a follow-up appointment. It was a surprise, but since he was told there was a cancellation, he felt less nervous about it being some urgent news that he needed to hear. The young nurse on the other end sounded calm enough. He hadn’t spoken to Tina since she left his house the other night, so he hoped this would be good news and safe for him to catch up with his friends soon.
He biked to the hospital and checked in at a reception desk, but they couldn’t find him on the schedule. After Carter’s futile attempt to explain the call he received, the nurse’s second apology was interrupted by another young nurse who appeared from around the corner.
“It’s okay, I called him in,” she said. “It was late notice so he wasn’t officiall
