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Dany
Jack and I hold hands as we rush into the front entrance of the hospital. This is the first time I’ve come here with anticipation and excitement. It colors the whole place differently.
On the way here, Karl drove like a speed demon. I texted my mom to let her know I was thirty minutes behind schedule, but to keep everything in place. Karl had already dropped the girls and Sissy at the wedding.
I drag Jack to the windows where Dave usually sits.
It’s empty.
There’s no one here.
I turn in a circle. Scan the lobby.
A nurse bustles through. A young couple carrying flowers walks toward the elevators. I stare at the empty space in front of the windows.
“He’s not here,” I say. All the hope that had been rising like a buoyant balloon pops. “He’s usually here in the afternoon.” I l
