RAYMOND POV
I sat in the hospital room, my leg bouncing as I stared blankly at the white walls. The needle in my arm barely registered-I didn't even flinch when the doctor drew my blood. My mind was too far gone to care.
Ava.
How was she going to react when she found out Bella was in the ICU?
I could already picture it-the panic in her eyes, the way she'd demand answers no one could give. Bella was everything to her. And now, she was lying in a hospital bed, fighting to stay alive.
A deep sigh snapped me back to reality.
"All done," the doctor said in a flat, professional tone. He pulled the needle out and pressed a cotton swab to my arm.
I barely acknowledged him.
He stared at me for a beat before clicking his tongue. "Wow. No 'thank you, doctor'? Then He sighed dramatically. "Man
