#Chapter 45 A Silent Transition

Third Person POV The power finally turns back on but the trouble remains. Olivia is beside herself in grief, in agony, as she weeps over the vessel of her brother’s dilapidated, sickly state. She can’t stop crying, even as the machines have finally come back on and his numbers are climbing back to normalcy, the mention of his unknown status earlier has her thinking the worst has happened already. Eugene stopped the doctor who said Reese’s body may bounce back, but his soul may have already left in the process of loosing the electricity that kept the machines running. Olivia couldn’t accept hearing this and has practically barricaded herself in the room, dealing with her premature grief as it forces it’s way through her mind. Although she doesn’t notice it, or care to even think about it, she has an anxious audience still lingering in the hallway. Gabriel rocks back and forth on his heels, his hands pressed into his pockets while he