Chapter Thirteen
Over an hour had passed since the Wilsons entered Operations. Now, they had help and a plan for their parents. As the meeting with Gary Bison came to an end, Lucy asked one final question. “Mr. Bison, is there a medical center here?”
Confused, Gary nodded. “Yes, we’ve got a state-of-the-art facility with excellent staff. Why?”
Standing, Lucy hesitantly raised her shirt enough to show him the bruising on her ribs. With wide eyes, he stood and said he would personally take her to Central Medical.
“Lucy,” Sam said in a quiet but firm voice.
She glanced at her brother, indicating that she was listening. She already knew what he was going to say.
“You never showed me that. I didn’t know it was that bad. It looks messed up.”
She nodded. “I didn’t want you to worry.”
“You
