CHAPTER 24: STUCK

The call from Katarina sent George hurrying to the hospital without hesitation. It was a confusing feeling, the need to protect her but also the constant warm thoughts he had of Lauretta. It could simply be guilt for the latter and genuine care for the former. Or it could " Excuse me!" He yelled as he shoved past a few people loitering in the hospital waiting area, probably there for their loved ones, too. He quickly noticed the group of people camped outside the room she was held in; he knew most of them were news agents trying to scrap out newsworthy gossip for their sleazy papers. These people did not care about invading a person's privacy, and it made him extremely furious. "What are you all doing here? Don't you have work to do?" His voice boomed out loudly, startling a few of them. One lady recovered pretty quickly and replied, "We are working, sir." George pinched the bridge of his nose and silently prayed for patience. "Loitering outside a person's hospital room is not wo