How to Save a Human by Alice Winters

Author:Alice Winters [Winters, Alice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Gay / Lesbian / LGBT
Amazon: B08MBGRBGH
Goodreads: 55319637
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services
Published: 2020-11-05T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

RIVER

I feel a weird sense of nostalgia as I sit on the chair at Dr. Watson’s house while he goes over the results. Bentley is hooked on to every word the doctor says as he points at parts on the image. Usually, my mom is to my side, holding my hand as she silently sobs into a tissue. My father is on my left, stoic but he’ll break down later when he thinks no one is listening. My brother is generally there as well, but he pulls out the brave face as he tries to keep us all from breaking into a million pieces.

The moment Dr. Watson started was the moment I knew I didn’t even need to bother listening. He wasn’t a miracle worker like Bentley had hoped. I knew he wouldn’t be.

“But I’d be willing to try.”

“Wait… what?” I ask as my attention snaps back. “Willing to try what?”

Watson watches me carefully. “Removing the tumor. Probably a twenty percent success rate, but your tumor is progressing to the point that it’s already pressing against vital arteries that supply the brain. The moment it cuts that off, you’re going to crash quickly and there is no recovery. As the tumor grows, it’ll decrease the space in the brain, crowding vital tissue and causing pressure against the skull and arteries.”

“How long would he have without the surgery?” Bentley asks.

Watson shrugs. “I can’t tell you for sure. I don’t have his previous records to compare to, so I can’t tell you how quickly or slowly it’s growing. At a slow rate, two months. Faster, two weeks. Think about it. But if you’re wanting to try surgery, I would suggest it sooner than later. Call me within a couple of days with your decision,” he says before turning to Bentley. “Has Finn been behaving? He should have a nice quiet desk job, and instead, he’s running with vampires.”

“He’s being good, I promise,” Bentley says.

Watson snorts. “That young man doesn’t know the definition. You keep an eye on him, you hear?”

“I am. We all are.”

I thank Watson before following Bentley to the door. “Why is he trying so much? He’s very kind for someone who doesn’t even know me,” I say.

“He just wants to help.”

“What do you think I should do?” I ask curiously.

Bentley is quiet as he heads toward the car, clearly thinking, but before he can say anything, I notice the aura of a vampire. I turn to see the broody one heading across the street.

“I thought that was your car,” Marcus says to Bentley.

“Oh, hey,” Bentley says. “I didn’t know you were going to be here.”

“Picking up something for Finn. You?”

Bentley looks over at me before turning back to Marcus. “He hurt his arm, so Watson was checking on it.”

Marcus’s eyes run over me before looking back at Bentley. “Wren’s looking for him. He saw him in the surveillance cameras when watching the playback of Tabitha Herald’s attack, and I think it’d save a lot of hassle if you just took him in to talk with Wren.

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