28“Dizzy on the Comedown” – Turnover
Emergency rooms were stupid. So stupid. If you're here for an emergency, then maybe it shouldn't take twenty-seven hours to be seen. He had been sitting in silence next to his mom and his uncle for well over two hours, staring at the glass-enclosed check-in station. His mom was drinking coffee and holding ice to her head, and all Luke could think was that it was a bad idea to be here. The money it would cost without insurance, the fact that she'd been driving drunk, and the understanding that he was a minor and she could technically be declared an unfit parent. All of the s**t they had going on was bad, but he didn't have any delusions that foster care or a group home would be better. His eyes drifted to his Uncle Joe, and he knew he'd offered his hous
