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Chapter 48 - Shane
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2024-10-29 19:42:56I pace back and forth in the private hospital’s hallway as medical staff runs back and forth.
I want to stop someone and find out what is going on with Deloris, but I don’t.
As I turn back in the other direction, my mother’s cracked voice breaks through my thoughts and the endless questions swirling around in my mind. “Shane, sit down. You are going to wear a hole in the floor if you keep going.”
I don’t think I can sit even if I want to. My anxiety builds just thinking about having to stay still for a minute.
I take a deep breath and stop. As I turn towards my mother and the Queen, I shake my head. My voice sounds as rough as I feel. “I don’t think I can. I think it is better for me to keep pacing.”
As my mother goes to open her mouth, Charles comes running down the hall. “How is she? Did she make it out of surgery yet?&rdq
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