Dimitri
“You mean it?” Eagerly Sophia leant forward. And the hand she had wrapped around mine slipped from my grasp. Excitement and relief making her face come alive. I stare at her and not at the doctor who was talking to us.
His smile was indulgent. “Yes, dear. He is doing very well indeed. Asleep still but his vitals are looking better already. What ever toxin he came into contact with was in such small amounts that it didn’t really do much harm. Ideally, we would want to know what caused it but at the moment, we are very happy with his progress.”
I sighed in relief. “So, we will be able to take him home soon.”
Something darted across the man’s face. Sophia missed it but I didn’t. There was something he wasn’t telling us. “Yes, I am sure, his mother will be able to ta
