THE ARTIFICE

After much said and done, Gabriel tagged along with us as we drove to the hospital. We took Cayden’s car while he drove in his car right behind us.

“What do you plan to do now?” Cayden asked me when we were together in his car while looking at Gabriel’s through the side mirror.

“Drive to the clinic.”

“What?!” he exclaimed. “Did you delude yourself into thinking you’re actually sick?”

“Calm down and listen to what I have to say.”

“Okay?”

“We go to the hospital, at the ER, serious diagnosis are not made so there will be absolutely no problems getting past that phase. When we get...