Her dad thinks so.
Three dots came and went again, and then nothing. My phone lit up with another text.
Rory
How is she?!?!?
Me
Hospital.
How did you know?
Rory
Everyone knows you rushed up in the snow like a fucking hero.
Massi says you’re a piece of shit, though.
What did you guys do to her?!?
Fuck.
Me
I’m here to fix it.
Rory
You better fucking pray she lets you, because if she doesn’t, Sage is going to feed you your own dick.
I looked up to find Mr. Jackson’s eyes on me, familiar andgreen. “Her friends care about her a lot,” I said, my voice hoarse.
“The girls have been a constant in her life since her freshman year. They’re good kids,” he said, a faint Irish burr in his voice.
“Mr. Jackson?” the nurse called, and he surged to his feet.
“Is she?—?”
“Out of surgery and asking for you,” she continued, giving me the side-eye. “She specifically said no other visitors.”
Conrad followed the nurse without a backward glance. I stood there, useless, as the doors swung shut after him. Every instinct screamed at me to follow, to demand they let me help, do something—anything—but all I could do was slump into my chair and pull out my phone with shaking hands.
Me
She’s out of surgery.
Cole
And?!?!?!?!?
Me
No further news.
My phone immediately buzzed with individual texts.
Haruto