Chapter 23
Summer
After a few hours of sleep, I slipped out of the hospital bed and grabbed a cup of coffee from the cafeteria. I hated coffee, but I needed the caffeine. Kate and Cooper were sitting at a table, eating breakfast, looking glum. I was thankful Kate had pulled some strings so I could stay the night with Evan. Usually it wasn’t allowed, but Evan had been adamant that I stay.
“Anything new?” I asked, taking a seat.
Kate rubbed her tired eyes. “The police are going to talk to Evan sometime this morning. Other than that, I guess everything’s going under investigation.”
“What about arrangements for Brianna’s funeral?”
“Her family’s taking care of that. Joel is meeting with the team today and asking for donations to help out. They’re kind of waiting on Derek to wake up before
