Brad entered the small private room Justin had been moved to that morning according to his new nurse Louise. The doctors felt he’d improved tremendously and would wake any time.
Justin still looked pale and small in the bed. Brad was happy to hear they no longer feared any brain swelling or spinal damage.
Louise told Brad they hadn’t located any family for Justin and wondered what he knew. He knew that both of Justin’s parents had passed away and his brother lived somewhere in Europe. He didn’t confess he only knew that from reading Justin’s website.
Brad pulled up a chair next to the hospital bed.
“Hey, you. They say sometimes those who are unconscious can still hear the people around them, so I brought a book to read to you.” He waved the paperback of Justin’s latest novel. “It’s pro
