Chapter 48: LaurenThe familiar sound of monitors beeping was almost reassuring to Lauren, but she still felt a little dizzy when she approached the bed and saw Craig lying there, blood-soaked dressings covering massive facial and head injuries, multiple IV lines instilling fluids and plasma, while a ventilator breathed for him. His chest was a mass of bruises, scrapes and contusions, the ribcage lacking the normal rounded contour where the steering wheel had crushed multiple bones. A thick tube ran from one side of his chest to a bubbling box sitting on the floor, a chest tube removing the air escaping from his punctured lung. It was obvious to her trained eye that these things were keeping him alive for now, but more aggressive measures were not taking place, and his blood pressure was da
