Chapter 30
Madeline didn’t know how long she had been lying still in the dark. She could hear herself breathing, but she found it hard to breathe in the dusty air. She drew another breath. It was difficult. She tried to say something but couldn’t.
Someone handled her. She was lifted, pulled, poked. Someone else gave her some air. That made the breathing easier. She was still in the dark, though. She thought she heard a familiar voice. Ciaran's voice. Maybe. Maybe not. She drifted off again, into the darkness.
Madeline came about a little later. She opened her eyes to see a white ceiling. She was in a real hospital room judging by the equipment around her. She took a mental inventory.
She didn’t feel much pain. A drip was attached to her arm. She moved a little on the bed. Everything fe
