Chapter 41

It’s a bit like a jail break.

Only I’m leaving the hospital.

Brian wheels me out into the hallway and we look both ways.

“You ready?” he asks.

I fight a smile. “Let’s do this.”

He wheels me to the left and toward the double doors at the end

of the hallway.

I’m sure there are follow-up visits I’ll have to schedule and a whole slew of paperwork to sign myself out of here so the hospital isn’t liable for anything. But I just don’t care about playing nice anymore, or about playing by the rules.

Where did that ever get me?

He pushes me out of this wing and I sh oot a fist in the air in

victory.

picks up the pace until we’re almost running-well, he’s running, I’m ‘rolling’ to the elevator

some nurses hollering, “wait!”

cover my eyes as I’m wheeled in and the doors

the ground floor and the elevator starts

say. I twist my neck and glance up

my first date-at my dad’s

fill my

“All right, this is the hard part. So, uh, try not to look too

the iv needle in my hand.

got Thor pushing me around.

going to stand out.”

normal,” he says.

and Brian pushes

them for their time and help. Next up, we have to clear the billing department and there are additional guards at the

wristbands, probably to make sure the patients are cleared and not dashing out without insurance or

hold my breath.

stay calm,” Brian whispers.

have your paperwork, miss,” the older man at the door asks. He’s in his sixties. Dark hair. Bald.

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