Chapter 51

“Gwen! Stop! Even if it was Steve, it isn’t safe to get any closer! Wait here with me and we’ll see who’s on board. I have to warn you that there’s no reason whatsoever to think it might be Steve,” insisted Laura forcefully as she held Gwen’s arm.

A large number of people had seen Gwen running up the street, with Kate hot in pursuit. Word had spread through the town that Gwen Anderson was running toward the hospital and now a helicopter was settling down on the landing pad. People were hurrying up the street toward the hospital.

Gwen’s hair blew behind her as she watched the helicopter slowly descend. Her anxiety was at an extremely high level as she strained to see who was in the machine.

Paula had tears running down her cheeks as she stood with Ted, her parents, and Steve’s grandparents watching the scene unfold. “She’s so upset about Steve; she thinks he’ll show up any second. I don’t know what to do for her. When she sees he isn’t on this chopper, it’ll crush h