‘Lolly?’ Eddie asked, concern creeping into his voice. ‘What is it? Is Robert okay?’
She shook her head, eyes wide, the colour drained from her face.
‘It’s Grandpa’ she whispered. ‘He’s had a heart attack.’
She wouldn’t remember the journey there later on, nor calling her father at the motel to let him know what had happened. Nor would she remember nearly flooring a group of junior doctors as she swung open a door with such ferocity that they almost tumbled down like bowling pins. Her brain was on auto pilot, her feet moving without her say so, as they reached the nurses station.
‘I’ll stay with you’ Eddie stated, placing an arm around her shoulder as a kind faced nurse acknowledged them.
‘Leonard Carradine? He’s had a heart attack’, she swallowed the inevitable flood of tears. ‘I’m h
