The Girl With No Name

Chapter Sixty-Nine

Carrieann met Josie at Denton Memorial’s Emergency Department. Standing side by side, they waited outside a glass partition as a nurse hooked Luke up to an IV. He was passed out cold, exhausted from his ordeal and the pain meds they were pumping into him. Josie had had a chance to speak to the doctor but not Luke.

“He’s badly dehydrated,” Josie said. “Almost all of his fingers are broken. A few bones in each hand. Apparently, Dunn’s goons used a hammer on him. Because he was hiding Kim, they thought he knew where the baby was and tried to beat it out of him. Anyway, the ER staff is waiting for the hand surgeon. He’s finishing up an operation now, and then they’ll get Luke up there. Try to fix what they can.”

Carrieann shook her head. Tears streamed down her face. “Bones’ll heal,” she said. “He’s still alive.” She reached out a hand and Josie squeezed it. Carrieann met her eyes. “But let’s not do this again, what do you say?”

Josie laughed. “I’m on board with that.”