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Maggie came back to consciousness in a familiar place—a bed in the ER. Dwight, wearing his baseball uniform, was talking to a female doctor she didn’t recognize.
She cleared her throat and immediately drew their attention. Dwight rushed over and crouched next to her. “You’re okay, sweetheart. Everything’s okay.”
Her glance slid to the doctor, who was also smiling. “You got dehydrated and overheated, it seems. You experienced an episode of syncope, but it seems unrelated to your heart condition. Some oxygen and some fluids and you’ll be good to go.”
She drew in a breath. Her chest still felt tight, but that was probably just anxiety. “Dr. Hill should probably check me out.”
“I talked to him on the phone and shared all the test results with him. He agrees that you can go home, but he
