My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0580

Nina

Lori and I had been sitting in that sterile hospital waiting room for what felt like an eternity. The seconds dragged by like hours, the minutes like days. We had long since left the cafeteria, having given up on trying to soothe ourselves with bitter coffee.

Finally, the door to the waiting room swung open, and a doctor in scrubs stepped in. Lori and I shot to our feet, our hearts pounding in our chests.

The doctor looked at us with a somber expression on his face, and I felt a lump forming in my throat. I could tell from the look in his eyes that the news wasn't going to be good.

"Hello. I'm Dr. Anderson," his voice gentle but filled with a gravity that sent a chill down my spine. "Would you please follow me?" He jerked his head toward the hallway, away from the prying eyes and ears of the waiting

room.

the tall doctor, out through the double doors he had just come through and into the hallway where

he wasn't taking us into an entirely private room. That was usually an indication that a loved one had passed, so maybe Jessica was still alive. At least I could take some solace in that,

with tears, blurted out the question that was on

Anderson hesitated for a moment before responding with

fractures and injuries from the accident, and it's going to be a

out a choked sob. I wrapped my arms around her, holding her close. "How long will she be like this, doctor?" I asked, my own voice trembling despite the brave face I was trying to put

needs time to heal, and we will monitor

our vibrant, lively Jessica was now lying unconscious in a hospital bed, her life hanging in the balance between the living world and the... well, not living. Dr. Anderson continued

to absorb as much information as possible. Assuming she woke up,

this all should have sounded hopeful; Jessica was alive, and that was all that mattered, right? But in fact, it was quite the opposite.