Chapter 5

He pushed Chloe out of the way and rushed over to me, dropping to his knees on the shards of glass, reaching out to hold me.

His hands were shaking.

I looked at the fear on his face as my vision began to blur.

"Arthur," I spoke in a barely audible voice, my last words of the night, "I'm in so much pain."

The hallway lights outside the emergency room were blinding.

I lay on the hospital bed, staring at the fluorescent lights on the ceiling, listening to the beeping of the machines.

The anesthesia hadn't worn off yet, and…