Chapter 77
Drake’s shoulders sagged as he returned to the hospital. His desperate search earlier had been for nothing, and frustration pressed heavily against his chest. He wanted to scream until his voice gave out, just to release the suffocating weight inside him. Earlier, his mother had called to tell him Lucy’s condition was stable. She only needed rest now, just time until she woke up. The news had lifted a thorn lodged deep in his chest. Relief flooded him, though fear lingered, he couldn’t imagine what he would have done if something worse had happened to her. Her parents had already been contacted and were on their way, picked up by his own parents so they wouldn’t have to travel alone. When Drake finally reached the private room Lucy had been moved into, he found his parents quietly keepin
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