Chapter 16
Elvira pulled up in front of Dixon Hospital in the late afternoon. The area was a constant bustle—patients and their relatives crowded around the hospital's metal gates, the murmuring of helpless people in ambulances, nurses rushing through the lobby. The whole place seemed perpetually busy, perpetually agitated.
But Elvira's restlessness stemmed from another cause.
Anthony was supposed to be at her family's home today, invited for a visit. She had been preparing all morning—her mother, father, and younger brother all placing their own importance on the guest's arrival. Yet, without any warning, Anthony had gone straight to the hospital.
A look of irritation crossed Elvira's face as she shut the car door. She walked slowly—but the slowness was a deliberate attempt to contain
