Waiting Room
Lucas Lucas paces in a small hospital waiting room. He had come with Charles and was waiting for a doctor to talk with. He squeezes his fists, wondering where Della is. It was not like her to leave her father like this-in this state. Now Caroline hadn’t been seen in days. Something is going on, and Ruth or Della’s mother was behind it. The only thing Lucas could do is contact Henry at the precinct. The man still hadn’t arrived hours later, and Lucas is beginning to panic. A doctor and a nurse walkout, their eyes zeroing in on him. “Excuse me, are you related to Charles Delacroix?” The doctor walks up to him. Lucas nods. “Yes, he is my father.” The doctor looks down at a piece of paper. “Yes, I see. Well, your father presented with symptoms consistent with a heart attack. We
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