The Glow of Good News

Avery

I stood there, watching until the sleek black car disappeared around a corner. Only then did I release the breath I hadn't realized I was holding.

The evening air had a crisp bite to it, and I wrapped my coat tighter around myself as I flagged down a taxi. Twenty minutes later, I was walking through the sliding glass doors of Crestview Hospital, the antiseptic smell hitting me immediately.