ZOE
Twenty minutes later, I was in the emergency room, my heart still racing. I was pacing up and down the hallway as desperation swallowed my words. I wanted to see my brother, to know he was okay, that I wasn't going to lose him.
The nurse pointed me to the waiting area despite my insistence that I needed to go to the intensive care unit.
"Wait here, the doctor will come to talk to you. I promise."
I sat down and couldn't stop shaking my legs like it was a damn sentence. I stared at the ceiling lights as if they could help me stay conscious, and the wait felt eternal until two men approached me.
"Miss Morel?" asked one of them. Both showed a badge they took out from their jacket pockets.
I nodded, confused.
"Yes, that's me. Is something wrong?"
The taller one exchanged a look wit
