Chapter 54

Stacey

As I lay in my hospital bed, staring at the plain white ceiling, there was a knock on the door. My parents and younger sister, Libby, walked in with worried expressions on their faces. I couldn’t help but think about Jaden’s words from last night and wonder if our relationship was truly past repair. The room fell silent as we all tried to process the situation, and I couldn’t shake off the feeling of uncertainty that consumed me. My head was spinning with conflicting feelings. Did I even want to try to work through this?

Libby had a mischievous look in her eyes as she playfully patted Gretchen’s head, causing her ears to stick out in comical angles. You could see the whites of her eyes, her playful giggle filling the silence. I tried not to interfere Gretchen is rather good natured when it comes to my little sister but I could also feel the slight pull on my wrist as she caught it in my wires, causing a sharp pain to shooting up my arm almost ripping the wire out. I was less pat