Devoted: (A Blackpaw Prophecy Novella) (The Blackpaw Prophecy) by Leona Crowley
Author:Leona Crowley [Crowley, Leona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00
The truck pulls into the hospital parking lot, but Tavin passes the entrance to the Emergency Room.
âTavin, where are you going? I told you to drop me off at the door.â
He shakes his head. âIâm going in with you.â
âTavin. Sheâs my mother and my responsibility. I donât want you here.â I can feel my eyes starting to tear up.
âStop, Amanda. Iâm not letting you go in there alone. Iâm here for you. And Iâm not leaving.â
âYes, you are. Take me to the entrance now. Weâre wasting time.â
Tavin sighs and drives the truck back to the hospital entrance.
I get out and take off walking. Iâm not in the mood to argue with him.
Iâm shaking by the time I get to the door. Trying to keep the tears from overflowing and taking over. By the time I reach the nurseâs station, Iâm more in control.
âAmanda Barnback to see her mother, Susanne Barnback.â
A woman approaches me from behind. âIâm Nurse Miller. Come this way.â
I talk fast as I follow. âCan you tell me what happened?â
The nurse stops in front of a closed door and turns to face me. âShe fell. Broke her hip in two places. Sheâll need surgery. But her potassium levels are too low. We have her comfortable for now. The doctorâs hoping that her blood work is better in the morning. He canât put the surgery off for too long.â
âIâm a realtor. I had to leave her alone to show a property.â I exhale heavily. Hating how the lie tastes in my mouth.
The nurse interrupts me. âNot my business. Sheâs heavily sedated and will probably sleep until morning. Keep your visit short. Sheâll be more alert before the surgery in the morning. And the doctor will want to talk to you before he begins.â
I nod. âWhat time should I arrive in the morning?â
âTheyâll do her blood work just after four. If itâs within the normal range, theyâll want to take her in first which means a seven a.m. start. Be here by six to talk to the doctor beforehand.â
I watch the nurse walk away. Then I push my momâs hospital room door open and walk in.
My mom is lying in a bed in the center of the room. A machine is beeping beside her as it monitors her heart. She looks peaceful. Like sheâs resting well. Sheâs been complaining about not getting any sleep lately. Maybe a trip to the hospital was what she needed. She doesnât look like anything is wrong with her. And I half expect her to start arguing with me.
I slide the chair closer to the bed and take her hand. âIâm sorry I wasnât there when you fell, Mom. Work keeps me busy. And your medical bills are never-ending. Iâll figure out a way to work from home more.â
Beep. She doesnât move.
âIâll bring some of your things when I come back in the morning. The robe you like and your toothbrush. The pink shower gel too. The last time you were here, you said that the one they gave you dried out your skin.
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