Chapter 104

• While Helen leaned on the wall, Georgie kept pacing along the hallway. He had sunk his palms into his pockets and got them out when it felt scorching, and then he rested them on his waist.
• His chest was so heavy, like it would explode anytime soon. At some point, he felt dizzy but comported himself until he got back his vision clear again.
• Seconds turned to minutes, and then to an hour, before one of the doctors rushed out of the ward. He signaled for Georgie and Helen to follow him back to the ward, and so did they.