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Chapter Fourteen

Author: becky j
last update Last Updated: 2023-12-28 01:58:13

Riley

For the first time today, I'm actually grateful for the snowstorm because it means less traffic and has allowed us to get to the hospital a lot quicker than normal. Once we are in there and Julia is taken away, Nina and I spent almost an hour waiting on news of her mom. It takes so long that by the time that the doctor has come to see us both my mom and Josh are here with us.

"Are you the family of Julia?" I nod as I stand up. "Yes." I'm lying but I don't care, I need to know what's going on and now! "OK, so Julia is suffering from hypothermia. It's not as bad as it can get but still, she isn't very well and she will need to stay in for a while so we can monitor her. I am also concerned about her weight, she appears very underweight and it is something that we will need to address once she comes around."

My mind whirls with the news even if I did suspect it already but at least she isn't as bad as she could be... small mercys and all that. "Is she awake yet?"

"She is but she
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