Empty Arms: A Novel by Liodice Erika

Author:Liodice, Erika [Liodice, Erika]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dreamspire Press
Published: 2011-11-12T07:00:00+00:00

WHEN I GET TO WORK, there’s wrath in Delaney’s eyes. “Nice of you to finally show up.”

“Sorry I’m late. I had an appointment.”

“I don’t have time for excuses, Chase.” She storms by me and barrels down the hall.

“What’s with her?” I ask a nearby nurse.

“We lost a patient this morning.”

My heart sags under the weight of her words. I should’ve been here. “Who was it?”

She shakes her head. “I don’t think she had a name.”

I push past her and sprint down the corridor to the Special Care Nursery, but the isolette is empty. My lungs constrict, and panic rises from my fingertips. It’s okay, I reassure myself, they probably just moved her to the regular nursery with the healthy babies. But the ill feeling in my stomach begs to differ. I chase Delaney down the hall and catch up with her just before she reaches her office. “Where is she?” I pant. “Where’s Baby Girl Glass?”

“Maybe if you would’ve been here on time you’d know.” She storms into her office and the door slams behind her.

I consider apologizing through the thick wood and begging for an answer, but that would only make things worse. I stagger back to the Special Care Nursery. A nursing assistant is stripping the linens out of the incubator and unplugging wires that are strewn about like lifeless tentacles.

“By any chance do you know what happened to this patient?” I ask.

“Her heart stopped beating. They tried to revive her, but she just wasn’t strong enough.”

I fall into the chair next to the isolette. If only I’d been here, maybe this wouldn’t have happened. Maybe an extra set of hands would’ve made all the difference. I stare at the glass box, but all I see is the reflection of a selfish woman.

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