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The mug Vivi held slipped from her hands and fell, breaking into shards with coffee splattering around it on the kitchen floor. Inside she felt about the same way. She turned and leaned her hip against the counter, fumbling to keep the phone held to her ear.
“What do you mean?” she asked Sophia.
“Heath’s in the hospital. I’m on my way right now,” Sophia replied, her voice strained.
“What happened?” Vivi asked, a sense of panic rising inside.
“Like I told you the other night, he and Daniel were planning to go with Roger to look for Nelson. They found him and brought him in, but I guess Heath took the brunt of punishment in the fight with Nelson. Daniel just called me to tell me he’s at the hospital with Heath.”
Vivi heard a beep on the line and then another. “Do you know if he’s ok
