Chapter 34: Last Prayer

Zane rushed inside the hospital, his heartbeat increasing with every passing second. He went to the receptionist and tried asking the man with his gibberish words. "Wait, let me speak to him," Winter volunteered as she appeared from behind Zane. She caught her breath and said, "An accident patient named Kalen Astor was brought here. Where is she right now?" "In the emergency room three. It's at the end of the right hallway," answered the receptionist. Zane dashed towards that direction with Winter following closely behind him. The lights of the surgery room were on, so there might be some hope left, although the person on the phone said his mom wouldn't make it. "She's going to be fine, right?" he asked Winter, and she nodded, not knowing what else to say. In her heart, she knew that only bad news would come for them. After all, it was a hit-and-run truck accident. After a few minutes, a nurse and a doctor came out of the surgery room. "How's Mom, Doctor?" Zane inquired desperate