Chapter40: Next step

Leila jumped out of her seat as soon as the doctor walked into the corridor. She was beside the woman in a second, heart pounding too fast and too hard. “How’s he?” she asked. If anything happened to her husband, she would never forgive herself. “Doctor?” “Mrs McKenna, he’s fine.” Walking in step with the doctor, they meandered through the corridor, past through another door. “His allergies were triggered but he’s fine.” Allergies. Her mind ran wild. Shrimps. Wheat. Peanut. Onions. “Did he eat anything new?” Shit. The soup was prepared with blended onions. How could she forget about her husband’s allergy? “Kind of.” She tightened her arms around Kelvin’s coat. She had taken it off him when the men at the eatery had helped carry him into the car. Even worn it to feel closer to him. “But he’s fine, right?” She needed to know. They stopped at a door and she looked through the glass to see Kelvin, sound asleep on the bed. There was none of that red splotch that covered his face or the rash