TERMS OF THE HEART
"Just that he's stable, that they're running tests, that someone will update us properly once they understand more."
We found Marcus already in the waiting room when we arrived, having beaten us there by nearly twenty minutes, his own careful composure visibly strained by whatever information he'd already managed to gather.
"They think it's a heart attack," he told us quietly, his voice carrying the particular flatness that arrived whenever genuine emotion threatened to overwhelm his careful reserve. "Moderate severity, according to the initial assessment. They're preparing him for an emergency procedure, some kind of stent placement to address whatever blockage caused the event."