Chapter 66

• I stop speaking when I see a nurse heading for us. I try to read her face. Is it good news or bad? This is the moment before my whole life can change. For all the wishing we do for things to change—to have more, do more, travel more, learn more, be more—I’ll settle for business as usual today.
• “She’s awake,” the nurse says. “She has a concussion, but the scans and tests show nothing else. She’s fine.”
• Ryan and I both exhale, and then he grabs my hand as I start sobbing. The nurse goes on to say that they want to keep Ava overnight for observation, but aside from a nasty seatbelt bruise and bump on the head, things look good. The nurse says we can see her, and Ryan and I rush back into the ER.