Chapter 149

• THE CALL
• Dr. Lemuel marches out, and I turn to my father. He is peacefully sleeping. If only I could snap him out of this state, I would do so in a snap of a finger or a blink.
• I pull the seat closer to the bed and sit down, taking his hand into mine. I can't believe this is the sweet man I felt so much hostility towards and detested for months. How could I have been so blind and stupid? How could I have let things get this far?