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had been this hold that gripped the two. Everyone saw it, but no one understood it. It was just there. Tabitha and Simon were convinced they were going to be together, married, and she’d even heard them both planning it. No matter how many times their parents thought this would go away with age, it never did. If anything, the connection between the two had only gotten stronger. She had to wonder what it would be like for them when they reached their teenage years.
    “They’re stable,” Sandy said, letting out a breath.
    “What’s going on?” Tiny asked.
    “Sophia’s stable at the moment, but she got shot, and it pierced her lung.”
    “How is that possible?” Lexie asked. “She was checking on the kids.”
    “The bullet hit the window, and got her,” Sandy said. “There’s, um, there’s a lot of our people in the hospital. I’m going to go and check on them. I’ll be back soon.”
    “How is everyone?” Devil asked.
    “They’re down in the waiting room. It hasn’t been a good day today.” She did her best to smile, but once again, she couldn’t find a reason to. Today was not a good day. “Happy died,” she said, looking at Tiny. “We had a lot of loss today.”
    Before the tears threatened to take over, she left the room and held her stomach as she made her way toward the older section of the children’s ward. Standing at the window she saw Sally lying in a bed with Whizz and Lacey on either side of her. Lacey had been injured with a grazed arm, so a few stitches, and she’d been discharged. Sandy knew it wouldn’t take Lacey long to be by Sally’s side.
    “You’ve got to go see Daisy,” Sally said.
    “Daisy will be taken care of. She knows we love her,” Lacey said.
    “She’s younger than me. Please, just, for me, go see her,” Sally said. “She must be frightened, and I can’t stand the thought of her being frightened. Please.”
    “I’ll stay with her,” Sandy said, entering the room.
    “Are you sure?” Whizz asked.
    “I’m sure. Please, Daisy’s younger than me. I get it. I’d be with her myself, but I can’t leave.”
    Whizz and Lacey both left the room, and Sally released a sigh.
    They turned back at the door. Sally smiled at them, and Sandy took a seat. “What’s going on?”
    “They’re so worried about me, and I’m not used to having someone worry about me. It gets a little overwhelming at times. Kind of scary.”
    “Don’t be scared. They love you. What happened?” Sandy asked.
    Sally removed the blanket, showing off her bandaged leg. “Bullet went straight through my thigh, just above my knee. I can’t feel it right now. I heard the doctor say that it shattered my knee or something. I don’t know, I was a little out of it. I’ll have one hell of a scar though. Makes wearing skirts trouble.” Sally forced a laugh.
    “You look scared. What’s up?”
    “I heard them talking, and they repaired my knee as best as they can.” Sally looked down at her thigh. “They could take my leg. I mean, I could have imagined the whole thing, but I see the way they looked at me. I don’t think I was imagining much.”
    “What?”
    Sandy grabbed the file and read through the damage that had been reported around her knee. Sally kept on talking, and Sandy listened as she read.
    “It’s bad, isn’t it?”
    “Sally?”
    “Just, please tell me I heard it right. They could take my knee, but it’s a last resort, right?”
    Sandy sighed. “It’s a last resort, but, Sally, you could be in pain for the rest of your life.”
    “I don’t want to lose my leg. Please make sure they don’t take it. I like my leg.”
    “Honey.”
    Sally shook her head, tears spilling from her eyes. “I can’t do this. I can’t have no leg, and I can’t—I’m not strong enough to survive that!”
    “You’re strong enough.”
    “I’m not. I’m really not. I can’t do this, Sandy.”
    Sandy got to her feet and pulled Sally into a hug. Just as she was about to speak, there was