Chapter 27

When Martha and Phillip rushed into the hospital, the first thing they saw was Kayla's clothes soaked in blood. They both checked Kayla several times, and only after making sure she wasn't hurt did they finally sigh in relief. But the next to arrive—Luke's parents—weren't nearly as calm. Although their faces were drawn with worry, Luke's mother still walked right up to Kayla and took her hand, squeezing it tightly. "You must've been scared, sweetheart. Don't worry, Luke's tough. It's just a small wound—he'll be fine." "I'm sorry, Mrs. Kingston. He got hurt because of me. I'm so sorry." Kayla's voice broke. She couldn't even look Luke's mother, Olivia Whittaker, in the eye. Everyone around could see she was falling apart. No words would help right now. Minute by minute, time crawled past. Finally, the light above the operating room flicked off, and the surgeon stepped out. Kayla was the first to rush up. "Doctor! How is Luke?" she asked worriedly. "He's okay. The knife missed a