Moving Forward by Liz Ashlee
Author:Liz Ashlee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Grief, Death, Small Town Romance, Diner, Second Chance Romance, Opposites Attract
Publisher: Inkspell Publishing
Published: 2024-04-16T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER NINETEEN
MAX
My head hurts. Iâm pretty sure there might be fifty million tiny bouncy balls being flung around by Tasmanian devils in there. Not to mention thereâs a searing pain just above my temple. Did I get run over by a semi?
âCain?â Surely, weâd fallen asleep together on the boat. Or did we? Everything after our conversation is blurry, like a word thatâs on the tip of your tongue but you canât seem to recall it. Thereâs just a brick wall of nothing.
âNo honey, itâs us.â
I startle, my eyes springing open. âWhat?â My throat feels like sandpaper.
My mom is smiling at me, tears in her eyes. Why is she crying? More importantly, why is she on the boat with Cain and me?
Oh god. I bring my hands to my chest, feeling for fabric. Okay, Iâm not topless, but why am I wearing a shirt? I look down. Not a shirt. Thereâs the telltale pattern of a hospital gown. Um . . .
âWeâre so happy youâre awake,â she says, taking my hand in hers. âWhen Cain called . . . oh, honey. Thank God.â
My dad and grandpa stand behind her, equally concerned and relieved. Me, Iâm just totally confused.
âWhat happened?â I ask. And ow, my head hurts when I talk.
âAre you experiencing memory loss?â Thereâs a man standing on the opposite side of my bed, obviously my doctor, in dark blue scrubs. He scratches his scraggly beard and adds, âYou hit your head.â
I did?
âYes, you did.â
I said that out loud?
âYes, to that also. Do you remember what happened right before you jumped off the boat?â
I focus on just nodding this time. My family does not need to know what Cain and I were doing.
The doctor nods and starts doing a series of tests, like tracking my eye movements with a light. âIâm not too worried. All of her vitals and labs are fine,â he explains. âForgetting the actual accident is normal, but I do want to keep you overnight for observations. You gave us quite the scare, Ms. Dawson. Be more careful next time, alright?â
He walks out of the room and my mom smooths my hair. âDad, can you go let the Millers and Ruth know sheâs awake?â
âSure,â Grandpa answers. He peeks around my mom and points his finger at me. âDonât you do that to us again. That was worse than combat.â
After Grandpa leaves, Dad moves to the other side of my bed. He pulls over a chair and sits down. âHowâs your head, kiddo?â
âHurts,â I answer.
âYour neck?â
âHurts also,â I repeat.
âProbably going to for a while,â he tells me, his nose screwed up like it always does when heâs the bearer of bad news.
âSorry you had to drive up here,â I say.
âNo, kiddo. Weâd be here in a heartbeat even if you were going to walk away with just a scab. Besides, we were coming in anyway for the Millersâ Fourth of July party. Weâre just going to rent a hotel room for a few days so we can baby you,â Mom tells me.
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