Chapter 0241

“The doctors aren’t sure, Bud. We’ll just have to wait and pray.” I decide to go with honesty.

If lied and, God forbid, Ava never wakes up, he would end up hating me for lying that his mom was okay.

He doesn’t say anything. Just looks at me before looking at the floor.

After a few minutes of silence, I turn and face the rest.

“Since we won’t be able to see her today, I think you should all go home, get some rest, and come back

tomorrow.”

“No,” both Corrine and Letty refuse at the same time, followed by Nora and Theo.

I try to convince them that I’ll let them know if something comes up, but they refuse to budge. In the end, everyone decides to stay except for Emma, Cal, Kate, and my parents.

My parents agree to go home only after I tell them that Noah can’t stay in the hospital and that he needs someone with him. Cal agrees for the sake of Gunner. The boy was already yawning even though you

could see the worry in his face.

Gabe sits by my side after they leave. There is little talking. Mostly we just sit in silence, that is until Brian

arrives.

“I’m sorry I got here late. We had to interview the witnesses about Ava’s shooting. I’m really sorry for what happened to her.”

I nod my head.

“Have you found anything?”

witnesses couldn’t give us anything beyond what we already know and have seen on the

would have something. A

in any state to be

shuts down, and my voice hardens. I know it’s not his fault since he doesn’t know the

just pisses

coma,”

it doesn’t do anything

can give me? Has

E

head. “None. I have

just nods before turning

when she called me, she sounded stressed and desperate. It may not be anything, but she just didn’t sound like herself. I thought that maybe she

“Who is Gunner?”

Ava found out the truth and

angry at

looks at the floor,

she keep

she didn’t want us to know about him. Calvin, who is the dad, and

now fully facing Travis.

“Not w

all pissed at her and since she still insists on this stupidity, mom gave her an

cut her off from

didn’t take that well.”

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