"Let's just drop it, okay? You take care of Mr. Lopez. I'll have someone pick up the kids. Don't worry about it."

"... Taking care of him, that's not right, is it?"

"Come on, Mr. Lopez is out cold right now. What's there to be right or wrong about? Ms. Sanchez, no matter what's going on between you two, you're still the parents of those kids!" Dorothy had to admit, Kevin had a way with words.

Indeed.

If something happened to Everett, Abigail and Langston would be devastated.

"Alright, I'll stay."

Just as Dorothy finished speaking, a doctor emerged from the emergency room.

Kevin and Dorothy approached him together, "Doctor, how's Everett doing?"

"Well, we're not quite sure what's causing his condition. We've run numerous tests and haven't pinpointed the problem," the doctor appeared just as puzzled, "We're guessing it might be... some sort of psychological issue, causing him to have hallucinations."

Psychological?

Dorothy looked at Kevin.

He shook his head, "I haven't noticed anything! Mr. Lopez seemed... pretty normal to me."

"You better go find Quincy."

Dorothy was serious.

doctor said, they couldn't

paused for a moment, then

I'll get

said he'd call Quincy and then went to pick up

lay there with his eyes tightly shut, as if asleep, but his

to touch his face, but ultimately withdrew

difference would

He wasn't hers anymore.

"Don't be afraid..."

that phrase. Dorothy

won't let you

"Who's

creased tightly,

in "Dorothy watched a

experiencing immense pain. Content

resting by the bed quickly

You're dreaming,

But

his expression becoming

to open

he even

"No... can't die..."

nightmare! Everett, no

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