Trying to stare at my father more clearly while I was thinking on Lian's words, as they continued returning in my head, I didn’t realize I had made my father aware of my current situation in being awake.
He knew I was awake because I felt his hand on my shoulder and his raspy voice spoke to me in concern, but I sensed he was holding something back.
"Pookie, are you okay? How are you feeling, kiddo?”
Hearing him call me by that nickname, didn't indicate anything good to me, and I wasn't sure what was going on with my dad to ask me like a child when I’m clearly in the hospital.
It took me a minute to understand what Lian had just told me, and when it did, Lian howled in pain, and my heart monitor began to be heard in the room as I stared at nothing from the shock at discovering I was pre
