Chapter 106 Quiet Moments

• Hollis ****
• The soft rustle of the hospital sheets was the only sound in the dim room, save for the occasional beep of the machines monitoring Hailey’s vitals. The sterile, clinical smell had begun to fade into the background as I focused solely on her.
• Hailey was awake now, her eyes fluttering open, though her pain was still written in the faint furrow of her brow. I sat beside her, a glass of water in my hand, and waited as she slowly turned her head toward me.