Chapter 48Despite the pain, Abi was fully aware of everything around her. She had not lost consciousness. She prayed it was only another heart spell. The thought occurred to her that if she couldn't control her stress levels, she could die before Becky was freed. She had held on, but in the ambulance, felt herself slipping into darkness.
When she came to, she looked around. It was familiar, another morning of waking in the hospital. She heard Joe's and another man's voice beyond the curtain.
“The best time to tell her might be now, while she's sedated.” It must have been the doctor giving permission, but for what?
“Is there any way you could be here when she wakes? She'll take this awfully hard.”
Having heard, Abi turned her face toward them. She felt groggy. “What is it? Tell me what?
