"Nugh. I don't want to get up yet Sarah."
"Sorry kiddo, it's not Sarah, it's just me."
I lifted my head and rubbed my eyes as I turned towards the annoyance.
"Oh yea, then who- Dad!"
That's right. I was with my dad and my mom… in the hospital. As I looked down at my mom lying next to me, the reality of the situation came back to me.
"s**t. How long was I asleep?"
"A few hours. I wasn't going to wake you, but it's getting late and I didn't know if you had to work in the morning."
"Yea, I do." I reached into my purse and pulled out my phone. "Are you going to be okay on your own?"
"I mean, it's not like she's going anywhere."
"Really?"
My dad shrugged with a grin. He had always been like that. Trying to make jokes out of things that bothered him, things he had no control over. It
