Breakneck Point by T. Orr Munro

Author:T. Orr Munro [Munro, T. Orr]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers
Published: 2022-06-15T00:00:00+00:00

28

He knocks on the door of cabin 27. This is a much better idea, after last night’s setback.

The cop insisted on escorting him back down to the main reception on the ground floor. Jim was on the front desk. Luckily, he remembered they’d brought in a man who’d had a heart attack during the week so he told Jim he wanted to check in on a patient, but had been given the wrong ward name. When the police officer realized he was a paramedic – a member of the bluelight family – he couldn’t do enough for him, falling over himself to apologize, he was. He accepted the idiot’s apology, of course, told him he understood he was only doing his job.

The CSI opens the door, towel-drying her hair. She’s so like Danielle, it takes all his resolve not to start at the sight of her.

‘Simon, hello, er, is everything all right?’

Through his uniform, his heart is pounding.

‘Yes, sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you. I said to the other paramedics I’d drop by and ask how Megan is. We’re all very worried about your daughter, but I didn’t like to disturb you on the ward. One of the nurses said you’d gone home.’

She relaxes.

‘Oh, I see. Yes, I just came back to shower and change. I’m heading back to the hospital now.’

‘We heard she was still in a coma. We’re all praying for her to recover.’

‘That’s very kind of you. Thank you and please pass my thanks on to your colleagues.’

‘We bought this for you. It’s not much, but we wanted you to know that we’re thinking of you.’ He holds out a card. She stares down at it. ‘It’s affected us all really badly, if I’m honest. I can’t get the image of Megan out of my head.’

She smiles and steps to one side.

‘Why don’t you come in for a moment?’

They enter the living room with a small kitchenette to one side. There’s a pile of unopened cards on the kitchen bar so he tucks his in among them. He’s rather proud of it. It wasn’t cheap either.

She directs him to a large, lumpy sofa facing a huge mural of a Caribbean beach that has been spoiled with childish drawings of boats and people swimming.

Those full lips of hers are still smiling.

‘I never thanked you and Trisha properly for what you did. Megan wouldn’t be alive if it weren’t for your actions.’

‘I’m just glad we got there in time. How is she?’

‘Actually, she’s beginning to respond.’

No. That can’t be.

‘That’s fantastic news. Did she say anything?’

‘No, it’s much too soon for that. When I say respond, her eyelids flickered to the sound of my friend singing.’

‘So she’s not awake?’

‘No. Not yet.’

‘But you’re still expecting her to wake up?’

She frowns at him.

‘Yes, of course.’

He pulls back.

‘We know so little about the brain, don’t we? You hear of people waking up after months of being in a coma as if nothing has happened to them.’

‘Yes, that’s true.’

‘Although I guess she won’t remember anything of the attack.

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