Thea At Sixteen
“Nick said. “Here’s the situation.”
Thea sat in the living room. The house seemed empty, although Evvie, Claire, and Megs were there as well. Clark and Scotty had left Sunday night, and Sam had gone that morning. Evvie would be going the next day, and Thea dreaded to think how quiet things would be then.
“We know Sybil’s better,” Evvie declared. “They wouldn’t have let me see her today if she wasn’t.”
Nicky nodded. “She’s going to live,” he said. “We’re over that hurdle.”
“How many more hurdles ...are there?” Claire asked.
“We spoke to an orthopedic surgeon this afternoon,” Meg said. “He said it was possible Sybil might never walk again.”
“That’s obviously untrue,” Nick said. “Sybil will walk. We’ll see to that. But she’s going to have to have several operations and a great deal of physical therapy.”
“I don’t believe it,” Thea said. “If she’d been standing one foot away, or if we’d gone there twenty minutes later, none of this would have happened.MoreLess
Thea sat in the living room. The house seemed empty, although Evvie, Claire, and Megs were there as well. Clark and Scotty had left Sunday night, and Sam had gone that morning. Evvie would be going the next day, and Thea dreaded to think how quiet things would be then.
“We know Sybil’s better,” Evvie declared. “They wouldn’t have let me see her today if she wasn’t.”
Nicky nodded. “She’s going to live,” he said. “We’re over that hurdle.”
“How many more hurdles ...are there?” Claire asked.
“We spoke to an orthopedic surgeon this afternoon,” Meg said. “He said it was possible Sybil might never walk again.”
“That’s obviously untrue,” Nick said. “Sybil will walk. We’ll see to that. But she’s going to have to have several operations and a great deal of physical therapy.”
“I don’t believe it,” Thea said. “If she’d been standing one foot away, or if we’d gone there twenty minutes later, none of this would have happened.MoreLess
Read book Thea At Sixteen for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
5 / 10
9 / 10
User Reviews: