Mick'sology (The Flynn Family Book 2) by Kayt Miller

Author:Kayt Miller [Miller, Kayt]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 38: Roni

The drive to Chicago seems to take a week even though it’s only a two-hour trek from Plymouth. Dad and I listen to the radio and chat about mundane things like Chicago sports and his job. Just as we pull into the edge of the city, my phone chimes. I don’t recognize the number, but I know it has to be about Mick. Please let him be okay.

“Hello?”

“Roni? It’s me, Emily. Where are you now?”

“We just pulled into the city. We’re on Lake Shore Drive heading north. We should be there soon.”

“Um, hurry. Okay?”

I gasp as fresh tears start pouring out of my eyes. “Is he?”

“No, he’s stable. He’s been in and out of consciousness. But, he keeps saying your name.”

“My name?” I squeak.

“Yes. That and… um, well, he’s agitated, and that’s concerning the docs here. Just drive safely and let the receptionist in ER know you’re here. They’ll send you back as soon as you get here.”

“Okay.” I turn to dad. “He keeps asking f-f-for me, Dad,” I sob.

“I’ll get you there as quick as I can, Roni.” Dad presses down on the accelerator, and I lurch back at the new speed.

“Thanks, dad.”

He smiles at me and then turns his eyes to the road. In record time, I look up and see the large sign indicating the Emergency Unit of Northwestern Memorial. Dad pulls up to the entrance and stops. “Go ahead, Roni. I’ll park the car and sit in the waiting area until you come out.”

I hesitate. I don’t like leaving him alone.

“Go on. I’ll be okay. I’ll get a cup of coffee and call your mom. She’ll need to be updated.”

“Okay.” I lean over and kiss his cheek. “You’re the best dad in the entire world. You’re my hero,” I whisper. I may say it quietly, but I mean it.

Dad gives me a shy smile, “Thank you, angel. I love you. Now, go see your fella.”

I laugh at his use of ‘fella.' “I’ll see you in a few.” I jump out of the car and jog into the ER. It’s a busy place. People are everywhere. Some are injured, some sick, and others are just waiting with their loved ones. There’s a big difference between the little hospital in Plymouth and the one here.

I meander my way through the crowd to reach a desk near the ER. “May I help you?”

“I’m looking for someone who was brought in on Life Flight. They told me to tell you when I got here.”

“Name.”

“Mick Flynn.”

“No, sweetheart. Your name?”

“Roni. Um, Veronica McGonigall.”

The woman clicks away at the computer and then pauses. Then, she clicks again. “I don’t see anything here about that. You’re going to need to take a seat.”

“But…”

“Next!” she shouts.

There’s nobody behind me, so I’m not sure what she’s doing.

“Ma’am. I was told…”

“To. Sit. Down,” she says curtly.

I turn to the waiting area and search for an empty seat. It’s then that I see my father walk in. He looks around, and his face says it all, WTF? I walk over to him and tell him I’m supposed to sit down.

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