Chapter 196 Optimism

• Nick and Kate snuggled in her bed until they fell asleep but got awakened by a phone call. Kate would always make sure she sleeps with her cell phone unmuted ever since Kelly was brought to the hospital. The two, Kate and Nick, asked the nurses to let them know anything, progress or distress, anytime it may occur regarding Kelly's conditions. At school, Kate made sure her phone was in her pocket, silent mode but with vibrations to notice calls as soon as they arrived on her phone. Nick did the same, and whoever of the two of them gets the ring first, they have agreed to let the other know and meet at the hospital if not halfway going there.
• Nick had no difficulty reaching out his hand to grab the phone on the bedside table to his side. He softly removed his other arm beneath Kate's neck and sat leaning his back on the headboards. He did not even check who was calling. He had an idea already.
• "Hello?"