Chapter 85

Selah

The smell of antiseptic filled my nostrils as I sat beside Neil's hospital bed. After the chaos at the Nostalgia Diner, I insisted on staying until he was properly treated. His head injury wasn't severe, but I couldn't shake the guilt weighing on me.

The door to the hospital room burst open with such force that it slammed against the wall. My mother, Genevieve, stood in the doorway, dressed