CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
Avery felt like she was drunk. That was how beyond her senses she was as she parked her car in the lot of the ER. Her legs felt wobbly and her stomach was a tumultuous pit that made her feel like she might puke at any moment. She ran into the ER waiting room, running so quickly that she nearly collided with the glass window that separated the receptionist desk from the waiting room area. She got Rose’s check-in information and after showing her badge to one of the women behind the glass, was escorted as far into the emergency room as she was allowed to go.
When the woman stopped her before they reached the exam rooms, Avery nearly exploded. “No,” Avery said. “No…I need to see her and I need to see her now!”
“Ma’am, I understand your distress but even though you have t
