Isabel sat in her small office, listening to the buzz of the broken fluorescent light above her. Crumpled and torn papers covered her desk and the small rubbish bin overflowed with balled up pages from her sketch pad. She was blocked—she couldn't think of a single design. Her phone buzzed in her purse and she rummaged for it.
"Hello?" she said.
"She's awake," Sophia shouted through the phone. "Mum is awake!"
"I'll be there soon," she said.
She ended the call with Sophia sent a quick text to Howard and raced out of her office, down the hall, and to the garage. She found Geoffrey waiting for her and quickly ordered the bodyguard to drive her to the hospital. On the ride, her heart pounded in her chest. It had been days, but Linda was finally awake.
She raced through the
