As soon as Kathryn's class was over, she immediately switched her phone on which she had put in silent mode and instantly felt stupid for doing so. There were about three missed calls from the hospital and a text message saying Zachary had finally woken up. Kathryn's heart started to pound loud as she forced her legs to move quicker and head out of the school grounds, feeling different emotions swirling in her stomach.

Each step she took became heavier and heavier, her whole body trembled, her mind filled with none other than wanting to see Zachary quickly as she could. She was too focused to see that the older...