_ The Rose _
My hands are shaking as I press the elevator button.
"It's not him, Terra," Zara assures me.
But that's not enough to stop the trembling.
"What if it's him? What if he's dead?" I ask in horror.
Zara squeezes my hand. "It can't be him."
The doors opened and I held fast to the HR office, forgetting to wave to Zara as she goes in a different direction. She yells goodbye behind me.
I find Lorenzo on the phone, looking terrified.
He hangs up on the call and starts putting on his coat.
"What's wrong, Enzo?"
"It's CJ."
^^^^^^^^
I rush into the hospital fast behind Enzo.
We find his step-mom, Jezebel and his dad, Mr Jean in the waiting area.
His dad looks devastated.
"How's CJ?" I'm the first to ask.
I'm so relieved he's not dead. He's the only patient that survi
