Chapter 8 - THE NIGHT THE HOSPITAL WENT DARK
The power failure happened at 2:13 a.m.
St. Bridget's emergency generators activated.
Most critical systems remained operational.
But the outage disrupted several nonessential areas and created confusion throughout the building.
Lily was frightened.
Nora received the call.
She was already reaching for her coat when Luca appeared.
“What's wrong?”
“Lily's scared.”
He nodded.
“Let's go.”
Nora stared.
“You don't have to.”
“I know.”
He picked up his keys.
“I'm coming anyway.”
At the hospital, Lily sat awake beneath her blanket.
When she saw Luca, she smiled weakly.
“Did you bring the dragon?”
He reached into a shopping bag.
A purple stuffed dragon emerged.
Lily gasped.
“You remembered.”
Luca smiled.
“Of course.”
She hugged it.
Then looked at Nora.
“Aunt Nora?”
“Yes, sweetheart?”
“Can Luca come back tomorrow?”
Nora glanced at him.
Luca waited.
She smiled.
“If he wants to.”
May you like
He looked at Lily.
“I'd like that.”
