The sound of large beeping machines and incessant beeping was the first thing Lacey heard as she blearily opened her eyes, taking in the white sterile walls, various equipment and the bed she was lying on. Was she in a hospital? Why? She couldn't remember. She sat up cautiously, and twisted her head around, spotting her father asleep in a chair in the corner, his soft snores making her giggle.
Lacey had never seen her father in such a state before. His clothes were rumpled but it was the fact that he was dressed in a tank top and sweatpants that shocked her. Lacey had never seen him in such casual clothes before. He even had stubble on his face and frown lines on his forehead. How long had her father been here waiting?
She must have made a small sound as she moved, her father's eyes sh
