Thursdays in the Park by Hilary Boyd

Author:Hilary Boyd
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Fiction, General
ISBN: 9780857385543
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2011-08-03T23:00:00+00:00

‘Well, good news.’ The ginger-haired doctor, whose name was Rob, looked thoroughly relieved. ‘The scan shows she has some brain swelling; it was obviously quite a bang, but there’s no actual bleed.’

Jeanie took her first proper breath since the park. Ellie looked so pale, her eyes open but still no focus to their gaze.

‘We’d like to admit her for twenty-four hours, keep an eye on her. The nurse will organize that – but I think she’ll be fine . . . won’t you, sweetheart?’ He brushed the child’s arm with surprising tenderness. He must have one of his own, Jeanie thought. ‘We’ll keep her lightly sedated.’

Ellie looked up at her. ‘Gin . . . where’s Mummy?’

Jeanie looked at her watch. It was nearly two hours since the accident, and still no sign of anyone.

‘She’s on her way, poppet. I’ll give her another call.’

Determined not to leave the little girl for even a second, she flouted the rules and rang Chanty’s mobile again. There was still no answer. Where was she? Where was everyone? She saw that George had tried to call her four times, but she didn’t bother to listen to the messages. This time he answered, his voice breathless and panicky.

‘I’m just outside the hospital. Where are you?’

‘Still in A & E, but it’s OK, George, I’ll tell you when you get here.’

‘Grandadz.’ Ellie smiled up at George sleepily while Jeanie filled him in.

‘Did you get hold of Chanty or Alex?’

‘Finally. She wasn’t answering her mobile, so I rang Channel 4 and they were idiotic, couldn’t find her in the building, shilly-shallied until I nearly went down to get her myself. Obviously she was frantic when I did speak to her. She said she’d been in a meeting in Canary Wharf and her phone was on silent. She’s probably on the Tube right now. I left a message for Alex, but no doubt Chanty will talk to him.’ George shifted from one foot to another. ‘Never liked hospitals,’ he stated quietly.

‘Who does?’

‘You must have, you worked in one for years.’

She laughed. ‘I suppose you like the work, not so much the place where you do it. Don’t stay, she’s been sedated and she should sleep now.’ Ellie’s little hand was beginning to relax its grip on her own, her eyelids fluttering softly.

‘You’re going to stay?’

‘Until Chanty comes, yes.’

George looked uncertain. ‘Are you sure you don’t want me here?’

Jeanie shook her head, ‘Go on, go. I’ll let you know if there are any developments.’

He bent to drop a kiss on her head, then loped off. ‘Call me.’

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