The Longest Wait

Declan couldn’t sit still. His legs moved on their own, pacing the same short stretch of the hallway over and over. The seconds dragged, and the weight in his chest pressed harder with every moment that passed.

Vivienne was in there. Behind those closed doors.

The last thing he’d seen was her face twisted in pain, her hand gripping his so tightly it had gone numb before the nurses had pulled her a