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minutes.” 
    “ All right, do you remember
where her room is?” Alec asks.
    “ I do, I’ll be
back.” 
    I walk through the double
doors and I can hear someone crying. I walk down the cold sterile
halls and stop outside the room the crying is coming from. It’s the
room of the unknown man who was brought in with Molly. I watch as
he lies there unconscious and the dark-haired petite woman sits closely to his bed, holding his
motionless hand as she cries. I walk to Molly’s room and thank God
that the man’s family has been found.
    When I get to Molly’s room, I take a deep
breath before walking in. I have no idea what she wants, and I have
no idea what to expect. I walk into her room and see that she is
lying in bed with her eyes closed. The get-well cards the kids made
her are sitting on her bedside table. I follow the glitter trail
from the table, on the floor, and to the bed. She looks pale and
thin lying there. The I.V. is still in her hand.
    I clear my throat as I enter her room. She
hears me and looks over at me.
    “ Hi, Molly. Alec said you
wanted to see me?” 
    She clears her throat as she tries to sit up
in bed. “I do. I wasn’t so sure you would see me.” She winces when
she tries to sit up. She is also guarding her ribs with her
arms.
    “ You look better today than
you did yesterday,” I admit.
    “ Thank you. I did suffer a
few broken ribs that are very painful.” 
    “ I heard, I’m
sorry.” 
    “ Don’t be. It’s a small
price to pay for being alive. Please sit down. I’m sorry that you
had to see that last night,” she says as she cautiously pulls the
covers up to her chest. 
    “ I’m sorrier that Raelynn
had to see that,” I say, looking at her. I reluctantly take a seat
beside her hospital bed.
    “ That’s what I wanted to
talk to you about.” She looks at me and her eyes become teary.
“First, I want to thank you for taking such good care of Raelynn.
She deserves to be happy, and I know you are the reason for some of
her happiness.” Molly looks at the glittery cards on the table and
says, “During our visit Rae often spoke of you and her
Bubby.” 
    “ Molly, I’m sorry about
that. I have no idea….” 
    “ No, Emma, you have no
reason to apologize for anything. I know Alec has moved on and I
don’t blame him. I am very grateful he has moved on with someone
who treats our daughter like her own.” 
    “ Raelynn is very easy to
love. She is a very sweet little girl.” I look at Molly and say,
“The credit goes to Alec. He is an incredible man and
father.” 
    “ I know he is. He loved that
little girl before she was even born.”
    The nurse comes in and tells Molly they will
be moving her to a regular room shortly. I stand away from the bed
so they can check her vital signs. When I hear them ask her about
her detox symptoms, I move farther away from the bed to give her
some privacy. I know Alec says that she signs herself out of the
hospital when she detoxes. I pray this time she doesn’t. 
    The nurse leaves the room and I walk closer
to the bed. I don’t sit down but stand there near her.
    “ Alec said you wanted to see
me,” I finally say. 
    “ I do. I want your
help.” 
    “ You want my help with
what?” I ask in confusion. 
    “ I want you to help me to
get better, to be the person I used to be.” 
    “ Molly, Alec is the person
to help you do that. I have no idea how to help you. He, on the
other hand, has almost unlimited resources.” 
    “ Emma, Alec doesn’t think
I’m serious, and I can’t say that I blame him. I can’t depend on
him to help me. I want you to help me get into one of those
treatment centers. The ones far away where I can’t leave, because I
have no idea where to go.” She wipes the tears from her face and
stares at the glittery cards. “I know I need help. God knows I want
help and I also know I can’t do it by myself.” 
    The nurse comes in and tells Molly they are
going to move her to a regular room now. I