Chapter Twenty-Seven

Lydia Nine found herself entirely incapable of thinking about anything else other than how the future would look for Bradley and the new potential friend that she had found in Doctor Emily Howards. Though phrasing it this way made her feel like a giddy high school student with a crush, rather than the impressive woman that she is now.

The woman knew barely anything about the doctor, and yet found herself putting together pieces of a life she did not live or even have insight on.

Lydia guessed that Emily practically lived at the hospital, just like Bo had.

She figured that the woman would spend most of her time walking through the halls, and that, like Bo, she was often told to take a break once a week and not return until she had slept through at least one, maybe even two, nights.