A Life Debt Repaid

Her eyes filled with pain, Lindsay was exceedingly agitated since she had been staring fixedly at Ryan. “What’s going on?! Why aren’t they letting US see him?!”

A nurse stepped outside just then. “I’m sorry, but everyone should leave.

The patient needs to rest.”

“I’m staying,” Lindsay insisted. “I’m staying with my son.”

“He asked for this, I’m afraid,” the nurse told her. “He says he doesn’t want to see you.”

Lindsay was left hysterical right then. “Why won’t he see US? How could he stand being alone there…”

“You should give him time to accept reality,” the nurse reasoned. “You should go. We’ll inform you right away if anything happens.”

Lindsay remained

did not try to talk her out of it since he wanted to

tone turned cool as she said, “You should

added, “You’ve stayed here the whole

his mother did not say that out of concern but as a form of punishment instead, and to have him stay away and

nodded. “I’ll go to the hotel. Just call me

at all, while Sam stared at her cool demeanor from behind for a

at Quinn when

had been silent all while keeping

could see her tears too, and he wondered if she too blamed him

such, Sam headed out of the hospital

pursed her lips as she looked on,