"Gone? Like she disappeared?"
I could feel my hands trembling as Sarah gripped them tightly.
"Your dad said it came out of nowhere. They don't know what happened yet, but they think there might have been a blood clot that formed from the surgery…"
"Sarah, stop. This isn't funny."
Sarah shook her head at a loss for words.
"We… We just need to get to the hospital. Your dad is there waiting."
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We rode to the hospital in silence, but not once did I let go of Sarah's hand. Then, as we exited the hospital elevator, I saw him.
My dad had never really hidden his emotions, but he had never really shared them either. Thinking back, I had never really seen him particularly angry or upset. But here he was in front of me, sitting in a hospital chair, holding one of my mother's shirts with t
