บท 76: Arrested and Desperate

She drifted in and out of sleep for a few hours. They gave her some more pain meds, but she said she was OK. After a couple of hours they let her get out of the bed to go to the bathroom as long as she was accompanied by two nurses - which she didn't appreciate at all.

At nine o'clock the nurse came in, smiling sadly at me. "I'm sorry but visiting hours are over now. I'm going to have to ask you to leave," she said apologetically as she settled Amber back into her bed.

"Seriously? Can't I stay? I won't be any trouble, please? I'll sleep in the chair, you won't even know I'm here," I begged, giving her the face that seemed to work so well on Amber.

She sighed and rolled her eyes. "Fine. But if anyone asks, you snuck in here. Understand?" she asked, smiling and shaking her head.

I grinned. "Thanks." Wow, that face worked on other people too.