As they walked down the hall to the elevator, Nathan asked, "Do you happen to know what the visiting hours are for the Neuro Critical Care wing?"
"Fifteen minutes three times a day, at nine a.m., one p.m., and four p.m.," his guide replied. "You're getting to come in right now because she's just arrived in the unit. But otherwise, the guidelines are pretty strict."
"I guess there's no chance of being able to stay with her, then."
"I'm so sorry, I'm afraid not. Not until she's moved to a regular room, Mr. Thomas. But hopefully, that will happen very quickly."
The elevator whisked them to the fifth floor, and the nurse guided him to the unit's main station.
"For Bella Thomas, please," she said, and her counterpart at the terminal responded, "Room twelve."
"Right this way, Mr. Thomas. I
