"Can we call him?"My chest aches. "His phone is broken, remember? We talked about this.""I thought maybe it got fixed," he pouts, twisting the ear of his stuffed elephant. He looks up again. "Can we go home today?""Leo, I wish—""Wish granted," Lucas announces, bursting into the room like a storm. "We're leaving, Zack. Pack your bags."I stare at him, stunned. "What? Did Kane sign off?""Don't care," Lucas quips. Marcus is right behind him, looking grim."What's going on?" I ask, pulling Leo closer."Explanation in the car," Marcus says, already grabbing my suitcase. "You hear that, Leo? We're going home!""Yay!" Leo starts bouncing, which makes my stomach do a violent somersault. I barely grab the bin in time.As I’m finishing, Dr. Kane appears in the doorway. His face is a mask of professional outrage. "What is the meaning of this?""We're discharging him," Lucas says. His voice is a low growl I've never heard from him before. He looks ready to kill."We discussed this," Kane say
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