LenaI didn’t think.I just moved.The second the call to Luca ended, I set my phone on the bench and crouched in front of Lila again, my heart slamming against my ribs so hard I thought it might crack them.“Lila,” I said, trying to keep my voice calm, “I’m going to get you to the car, okay? We need to get you to the hospital.”Her eyes fluttered open, glassy with pain.“I can’t”“Yes, you can,” I told her, and even though my hands were shaking, my voice came out steady. “You’re stronger than you think. But we have to go now.”She nodded once, her lips pressed together to keep another cry from escaping.I swallowed, glanced around the empty hall one last time, and wished with everything in me that I could just yell for help and have someone materialize.But there was no one.And I didn’t have time to wait.I slid my arm around her shoulders, bracing my other hand under her elbow, and slowly helped her up.She whimpered as she straightened, her knees buckling for a second.“You’re oka
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