Mark was alone, waiting for us in the lobby at the front of the hospital. He stood as we rushed through the door. Nothing was asked, nothing needed to be asked. He gestured down the hallway. “I was waiting for you. They’re in a different waiting room. The doctor’s with her right now.”
Logan frowned. “What are you doing here?”
He gestured to the girl who had followed behind me. “She got my mom.”
Logan and I turned to regard her.
“Uh…” She wavered at our attention. “Um…” Clamping her mouth shut, her cheeks got red, and she began pulling at one hand with the other. “I just found the first adult who looked…” She shrugged. “I don’t know why I picked her. I didn’t know her.”
I didn’t care. I turned back to Mark. “Where’s Sam?”
She finished, “She looked capable. That’s why I picked her.”
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