Chapter 11
“Nurse! NURSE!”
Nigel? Darling, why do I hurt all over? Did we have our baby?
“Please, Mr. Mann, you’ll disturb the other patients!”
“Fu- I don’t care about the other patients! My mother is crying! She never cries!”
Quinton. What…? Ah. The accident. Was I dying? Shouldn’t there be a white light and Nigel waiting to greet me?
Warm, dry fingers encircled my wrist. “Her pulse is a little fast.” Something cool was placed around my upper arm and pumped up, constricting the muscle. “Her blood pressure is a little high also, but nothing to be alarmed about, considering the situation. Please try not to worry, Mr. Mann. She’s progressing exactly as she should.”
“I don’t want her to be in pain!”
“Of course not, but she still hasn’t fully emerged from the effects of the anesthesia.
