章節 71: Chapter 71

“Oh, son,” Dad said, holding on to him tightly.

Emil couldn’t remember when he’d hugged his dad like this, and he wished the occasion for it was different.

“What happened? Where is he?” he asked, pulling away so he could see his father’s face.

“They got him in and immediately rolled him into surgery. Son, they think he’s going to be okay, but they need to make sure. There was some really heavy bleeding, but Lizzie helped at the scene until the EMTs got there.”

All Emil could understand at first was “think he’s going to be okay,” and the relief from that made him wobble on his feet. Dad grabbed him and said something to the nurse, who pointed them somewhere.

“I’ve got Joey. We’ll take him and Lotte’s SUV home. Call us if you need us,” Jason said. Then he came to Emil. “Hey, do you need anything from Lotte’s car?”

Emil tried to make his brain work and eventually managed to shake his head. “No. Thanks.”

“Okay. I’ll take care of Joey.”