Chapter Twenty Three

Ace.

"Have you been here all night again?"

Nurse Franklin came in to check something. She touched Kaya’s IV, her monitors, her leads. Then she looked at me and offered a soft smile.

"No, I just came in." i said as I tried to look at what she was doing.

"I am just checking her vitals." she said smiling, “Is there anything I can get for you?”

I shook my head. “I’m fine. Thank you.”

“Well, if you want to stretch out, that chair over there pulls out into a small lounger.”

“Thank you.”

She picked up the iPad she had been noting Kaya’s vitals in and began to cross the room. As I watched her go, a thought crossed my mind.

“Can I ask you something?” I blurted out.

“Of course.”

“How did you know to call me? I mean, she was jogging, and you said she was unconscious when the paramedics arrived…”

“Oh. There was an emergency contact card in her fanny pack.” She set the iPad on the end of the bed and went to the small wardrobe next to the door. From there, she retrieved a small, black and red