Seventy Six

Raven held onto Mason’s hand, squeezing it lightly as he lay unconscious. He was pale, his eyes kept shifting behind their lids and he kept frowning. The rhythmic beeping of the heart monitor was the only reassurance she had that he was still in there and was trying to come back to her. He was fighting through whatever was holding him back, keeping him from her.

His hand shifted.

“Did he move?” Blair asked, recognizing the look Raven gave as one of stress and hope… she hated to admit that she had seen the look so many times before, but she saw fear.

Mason muttered Candice’s name again.

"Candice," he kept whispering, groaning as if he were in pain.

Raven’s chest tightened at the sound. Why was he saying her name?

Julie’s eyes widened with worry. "I'll go get the doctor," she said, rushing out of the room.

Moments later, the doctor entered with his team, gently urging everyone else outside.

The door closed behind them with a soft click, leaving Raven, Julie, and Blair in the corridor. R