260 THE PRETENSE

"How did I get here?" Isabella opened her eyes to find herself in a hospital. "Please calm down, ma'am," the doctor tried to hold her down to the bed. It's a good thing you were rushed down to the hospital on time; you only sustained a scratch to your head." Isabella was uninterested, as she immediately took off her gown at the hospital and tried to get off the bed. "Hey, what do you think you're doing?" The doctor tried to stop her, but she wouldn't let him. "I need to speak to my husband; get me my husband. Where is my phone?" Isa spoke, panicking. All she wanted was to talk to Luke to find out if he heard her conversation with Sandra. She sat up and immediately saw her phone on the table next to the bed. She picked it up and dialed Luke's number, but the call did not go through. The doctor tried all he could to calm her down but couldn't, and she was worried sick. "Doctor, I need to speak to my husband right now," she kept lamenting as the doctor tried to calm her down. "Madam