Ruff, K.S - The Broken Series Book 01 - The Broken Road by Ruff K.S

Author:Ruff, K.S [Ruff, K.S]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ruff Publishing
Published: 2014-02-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7 – Home

Patrick knelt on the floor in front of my desk. “Kri, are you okay?”

Jonathan peeked around the corner of my cubicle. “What’s going on?”

I tried to rein in my tears. “It’s my cousin. She’s in the hospital. Something’s wrong with her transplanted kidney.”

Patrick grabbed my hands. “Tell me how we can help.”

“I’ll get her some coffee,” Jonathan commented before disappearing around the corner.

Patrick handed me a wad of tissues from his desk.

I sopped up my tears. “I need to go home.”

Patrick reached for my hands as they fell into my lap. “Virginia home or Montana home?”

I stared at him through watery eyes. “Montana home.”

Patrick stood and walked back to his computer. “I’ll help you find a flight.”

My cell phone rang again. I glanced at the Caller ID, then picked up the phone. “Hello?”

“Hi, Kri. It’s Charlie.”

The tension eased from my head and chest the second I heard his voice. “Hi, Charlie.”

“Kimme and Ann are here with me. I have you on speaker phone. We need your help tracking down the source for some data from that aging report you worked on earlier this year.”

“Okay.” I sniffed as I tried to clear my head and focus on the question at hand. “Which statistic are you looking at?”

“Krissy, are you okay? You sound sad,” Kimme interrupted.

Tears pooled, then spilled from my eyes. “No. It’s my cousin, Lexie. She’s in the hospital in Great Falls. They think she might be rejecting her kidney. I’m trying to find a flight home.” My heart stalled as I began to panic. “Oh, God… what if she dies before I get there?” I folded in on myself as I began to sob.

“Kri? I just pulled Betty, Jerry, Doug, and Cec into the room with us. We’re going to pray, okay? You don’t have to say anything. Just listen. We’re going to pray for your cousin, right here on the phone.” Charlie didn’t give me a chance to respond. He immediately began praying. “Father, we pray that you lay your healing hands on Lexie. Breathe new life into her kidney. Hold her in your loving arms. Guide her doctors and nurses… guide their hearts and hands and minds. Comfort her family and friends…”

Patrick slid a note in front of me. I read the slip of paper. The cheapest ticket I can find is just under $3,000. He looked at me apologetically.

I buried my head in the crook of my arm as I curled over the top of my desk. I continued pressing the phone to my ear.

Charlie’s voice rolled over me. “We pray this in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.”

I tried to say something, but I was completely unable to speak. I felt… hollowed out, hopeless, and unbelievably cold. Finally, I forced the words from my mouth. “I can’t come. The plane tickets are too much.”

“We’ll figure out a way to get you home,” Kimme soothed.

“Thank you,” I whispered. I glanced at the piece of paper Patrick had slipped in front of me.

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