Zeroed Out
"Ms. Warner, Mr. Wynn has been in a car accident. His mother is also in the hospital with a serious illness. Would you like to go see them?"
I hesitated for a moment, but then I thought about everything I had been through, and I let the softness pass. "Is his life in danger?"
"He was drunk driving and crashed through a guardrail off a cliff. He barely survived. The doctors say there's a strong chance he'll never walk again. Fiona was in the car with him. She still hasn't regained consciousness, and the doctors believe that even if she does wake up, she'll likely be in a vegetative state."