Chapter 102 The Longest Wait

• The drive from the hospital to the Lane house was silent, in fact it was too silent.
• Leo kept his eyes on the road, both hands tight on the wheel. But inside, he was a mess. He wanted to look at Zara in the rearview mirror, just to see if she was okay. Just to see her. She sat in the backseat beside her mother, quiet and still. Her face was turned away, her hair falling over her eyes like a curtain. It was like she was hiding, and maybe she was.
• She didn’t look at him. Not even once.