Bailey's cell phone buzzed, piercing the silence of the hospital room. She sleepily opened her eyes, looking around disoriented and confused. As her gaze focused, she realized she was in a hospital room. And sitting beside Ava's bedside. The incoming call had ended, and memories came flooding back into Bailey's mind. The frantic call from the paramedics about Ava, the rush to the hospital, and the long hours of waiting while the doctors operated on Ava.

All came replaying in Bailey's mind like a horror movie.

Bailey looked at Ava as she lay motionless on the bed, with her face looking pale and emaciated. Surrounded by beeping machines and tangled...