Past Forward- A Serial Novel: Episode 16 (22 page)

“
Um
,
lass?
”
Chad
’
s voice sounded weak and confused.

“
What?
”
She instantly regretted the snap in her response.

“
Can you call Todd and get him to come back?
I think you
’
re right
,
and I
’
d almost kill for more morphine right now
.”

“
Under on
e
condition
.”

“
Anything
.”

She retrieved her phone before replying,
“
You call me this time?
”

“
I
’
ll call.
I didn
’
t want you to hear the pages for doctors…
”
It was as though knowing he was returning took all of his remaining strength.

Willow punched the numbers he gave her and waited for Todd to answer.
“
Hey, this is Willow.
I have a husband who is ready to return to the hospital
.”

“
I thought you would.
I
’
m parked at the end of the driveway.
I
’
ll be right there
.”
The laughter in Todd
’
s voice made her smile as she snapped the phone shut.

“
He
’
s coming up the drive as we speak
.”

Chad grinned wanly.
“
Come here then…
”

To be continued…

Alone without friends or family to comfort her after the death of her mother, Willow Finley’s idyllic life is over—and just beginning.

Follow Willow as she learns to blend her old life with the new, experiences things she’s only read about, and makes the first friends she’s ever had. Living as if in the past, her life is moving forward.

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