Chapter 98

"Anny! Anny!" Hanna barreled into the hospital room, her two braided pigtails flying behind her. "Hi sweetie," I said softly, laughing to myself as she tried to climb onto the hospital bed. Her tongue poked out of her lips in concentration and she tried to swing her legs up onto the mattress. "Up!" She insisted. "I go up! Up!" The door opened again, but this time those familiar, beautiful bright blue eyes smiled down at me. "Hey, darlin'." "Joshywa!" Hanna yelled. "Up! I want up!" He smiled, chuckling as he picked up the toddler and sat her on the edge of my bed. I held back an irritated sigh; I had been here for three days, and yet still no talk of leaving. Hanna beamed at me, tucking her legs underneath her and bouncing. Josh pulled her pigtails. "Why don't cha tell her the good news, Picnic?" "Home!" Hanna clamped, squealing. "Home!" I sat up, gasping even as the blood rushed from