Chapter 75

RHIANNON

As I sat in the back seat of the cab, making my way to the hospital, my body had become queasy. I held onto my phone tightly for some reason I couldn’t understand—maybe it was just my anxiety playing out.

Then I felt the buzzing sensation in my hand. There was a text. I turned to see—it was Ashley.

Ashley: Are you at the hospital?

Me: No, not yet, I’ll be there soon.

I texted back as the driver made a stop.

“We’re here ma’am,” he said, announcing that we had indeed arrived at our destination.

“Oh okay… thank you,” I muttered, handing him a bill of ten dollars.

I heaved a long sigh as I stood in front of the hospital, my eyes glued to the huge sign in front of the large building.

Why do I feel so uneasy? It’s just to get Hailey’s medication.

I walked into the hospital. Just as I stood by the counter, the crowded room filled with people with some ailment or the other, the smell of sanitize