Chapter 22 Emma

(Sybil’s POV)

After spending a few more minutes with Charlie, I could see that his eyelids were starting to droop. “You should get some rest,” I said. “I’ll get going now, so you can sleep.”

He nodded, yawning. “It was great to see you, though, Sybil. You’ll come back soon, won’t you?”

“Of course.” I fluffed his pillow and helped him get comfortable, kissing him on the forehead before I left.

When I got out to the parking lot, I took out my phone and was just about to call an Uber, when I heard Alex call out my name.

“Over here, Sybil!” Alex waved to me, standing next to his car. “Want a lift?”

I smiled and walked over to him. “Have you been out here this whole time? You really didn’t have to wait for me.” I hadn’t seen him inside the hospital when we all arrived, but that was normal. He had even less reason to be there than I did.

“Willa has outdone herself once again!” Alex shook his head in amazement as we got into the car. “Anything to get attention.”

“Do you really think that her