As they walked through the hospital hallways in the direction of the elevator, Jasmine turned to Linda and said, “We should visit dad again tomorrow.”
Linda nodded and said, “That would be nice.”
One of the doctors was escorting them and Jasmine suddenly realized that she’d left her cell phone in her father’s room. She looked at the doctor and said. “I left my handy back there. Could you wait with my mom while I run back for it?”
“No problem,” the doctor replied. “I am always happy to help.”
As she passed Julie in the hallway, Jasmine casually threw her elbow into her gut. When Julie bent over in pain, Jasmine gasped and said, “Oh, I am so sorry. I didn’t mean to bump into you.”
“Whatever,” Julie grumbled as she straightened. She was in incredible pain, but she didn’t want to give Jas
