18. To Take You Out

It was morning in Exeter. Geoffrey, Annabelle's father, usually got up very early to check the newspaper and get some coffee.

It was his tradition right before locking himself up in his office to work until it was tea time.

The day before, they had arrived at their Villa in Exeter. He and his wife were secretly excited since their daughter seemed to have a pleasant time being outside, feeling the sun, and even having tea with them in the garden.

That is, until night time, when she had a new crisis, and woke up due to difficulties breathing and pain.

Those events forced the Archer to call Wilfred Stone, the local physician. Their head doctor, Joseph Marsh, had recommended to them when they finally decided to come to Exeter.

After tending to the young patient, doctor Stone said that he knew a person that was a specialist in heart disease. That affirmation had cut Mr. Archer's night sleep short.

He was the hopeful one.

Not that his wife didn't want to believe anymore, but she was what