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Allie and RyanTHE NURSE WHEELS Ryan into the room. His face lights with a smile. Only moments ago, or so it feels, I saw him in Franklin's garden bravely facing a bullet and never showing an ounce of fear. But I haven't seen him in months, not since McClelland, and again, he leaves me speechless.
“Do you mind…” he said, addressing Lisa and the nurse, “…if I have a word with Allison in private?”
“She's all yours,” Lisa said, rising from the bed. “Ryan, thanks for bringing Allison to the dorm that night and for finding that poor girl,” she said with a mirthless smile.
The nurse pushes the wheelchair closer to the bed. “I couldn't keep this one away when he heard you were awake,” she said with a wink at Ryan. Following Lisa to the door, she pauses. “I'll be back to fetch you soon. Hosp
