What does this mean? Nigel’s excited about it, so it’s worth a deeper dive,“Any more information about the Taker?” Nigel asked.
It impressed Natasha that Nigel could remember such details, despite all the physical and emotional stresses he had been under these past weeks.
“Not yet—”
A loud rap on the door interrupted her train of thought. It was Dr. Rogers. Ralphie stirred, but went back to sleep.
“Sorry to interrupt, Gretchen. Do you have a moment to talk?”
Dr. Rogers gave Natasha a “follow me” gesture. She followed him down the hall.
“I didn’t want the children to get alarmed.”
“What’s wrong?”
“Ellen, your sister isn’t regaining consciousness, so we ran an EEG; it’s standard procedure, the test is painless, and . . .” The doctor licked his lips.
What is he hiding?
What is he h
