Pieces of it All by Tracy Krimmer

Author:Tracy Krimmer [Krimmer, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2014-05-05T23:00:00+00:00

Guilt consumed her on the way to the hospital as her thoughts played ping pong between her mom and Harvey. God, please let her be okay. And Harvey, oh Harvey, she hoped everything worked out for him. The way he freaked out when his dad came home seemed odd. More existed behind his relationship with his father than not getting along. Worrying about him had to come later.

Lucy arrived right when Beth and her dad did. He raced through the emergency doors, while Lucy took Beth's hand and guided her in, already providing comfort.

The ER wasn't as hectic as the show her mom watched by the same name. Fast-paced, but more organized, patients came and went quickly. A woman sat at the desk typing on her computer while people filled the waiting room watching the movement on the muted TV. Some flipped through magazines, and another lady tried to soothe her crying child. "Sharon Overland. She got here about forty minutes ago." Her dad exchanged conversation and insurance cards with the admitting representative.

A police officer stood approximately ten feet away. After Beth's dad checked in and received the information he needed, he went over and spoke with the officer. He interacted with the man for a few moments, waving his hands around and nodding his head a lot. He joined Beth and Lucy after he finished.

"According to the police, a group of young punks attacked her in the school parking lot."

Young punks like the type of people Harvey used to hang with, Beth thought. Even though Lucy probably thought the same thing, she kept her mouth shut. Good. Beth didn't want to rehash the argument right now.

"What was she doing there? Why didn't she go to her book club?" Every week, her mom read the books religiously and she even prepared notes. She kept a notebook full of commentary on what she read. Why would she skip something she enjoyed so much? What was so important at the school?

"I don't know those answers, Beth. I'll ask her once she's taken care of."

"So she's okay?" She rubbed her hands together. "She'll be all right?"

Her dad scratched his chin. "The officer thinks so. She only had a few scrapes and a broken arm, thankfully."

"Only a broken arm!" He lost his mind. Thankful for a broken arm?

He pressed his hand out in the air. "Beth, we're lucky it wasn't worse. Let's be grateful she'll be okay. The doctors will treat her, and we'll bring her home tonight." He glanced into the waiting room. "Why don't you two go sit down and wait for me? A nurse is going to take me back to her."

The waiting room, painted with cream walls, brought a softer tone than the white wash hallways just outside. A large glass window separated them from the rest of the hospital. The chairs outlining the perimeter were unattractive with their multicolored plaid pattern, and the padded handles brought ease to Beth's arms as she rested them on top. An end table

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