The Wraith's Judgment

Nyla stared up at Kaelie, her tear-streaked face twisted in sheer, unadulterated bewilderment. "Just hypertension?" she echoed. Her voice trembled violently as the sheer horror of the situation began to fully dawn on her. She sat rigidly on the edge of the frayed, sagging mattress, her small hands tightly gripping her threadbare jeans.

"But Dr. Everett said Grandma needed the bypass surgery immed