Chapter Twenty-TwoOne Step Back
When I woke up I knew right away where I was. Another hospital. Hobart's face came into my periphery on my left. His face was blurry at first, but I blinked a few times and his rough features and kind brown eyes came in sharper.
“She's awake,” Hobart said in that rumbly bass of his.
“Good.” Bill's handsome face filled the right edge of my view. Both of them were smiling. I guess they were happy I was awake. Or, at least, knew I would be okay. I also knew where I was and why.
“I've really gotta stop coming to see you in hospitals, Alfa Girl,” Hobart said with a withering smile on his rugged face.
My head ached dully, my mouth felt as though someone had filled it with cotton. I opened and closed my lips, my tongue lolled out. I pointed at my mouth, trying
