The Quarterback's Roommate
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“Even when they were resetting the shoulder—guy was gritting his teeth, sweat pouring off him, and he kept repeating your name like a mantra. ‘Tell Eli I’m fine.’ Over and over.”
My eyes burned. I nodded, unable to speak past the knot in my throat.
A doctor finally emerged from the double doors—blue scrubs, clipboard in hand, dark circles under her eyes.
“Eli Summers?”
I stood so fast the chair scraped loudly against the floor.
“He’s stable. In Room 14. You can see him now. He’s been asking for you.”
I followed her down the hallway—sterile white walls, beeping monitors, the sharp sting of antiseptic in every breath. Room 14’s door was half-open, fluorescent light spilling into the corridor.