AUTHOR’S POV
The nurse tries to calm Nina, her voice gentle, but Nina cuts her off, her desperation growing. "Give me a phone!" she demands, her voice trembling, and the nurse hesitates for a second before handing it to her.
Nina takes it with trembling fingers, her heart hammering against her ribs, and she looks up at the nurse, her voice barely above a whisper.
“The passengers… they all made it out safely, right?” Her true question is whether Wade made it because if he didn’t, it would be all over. She would no longer have to pretend, nor would she have to be concerned about what he might or might not know.
The nurse's expression changes abruptly, becoming somber, and dread settles into Nina's chest.
"I think you should focus on getting better, Miss Grier," the nurse says, her words carefully……
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