Liana's Pov
I walked back and forth down the hall outside Serena's room restlessly. I saw a man hugging his daughter at the other end of the hall as the doctor walked away and that instantly warmed my heart. The fact that I wasnt the obly one going through a tough phase just felt comforting. With each passing second it felt like time wasn't moving; like the universe had hit pause and dumped me in suspended animation. I crossed my arms tightly over my chest, as if holding myself together could stop the trembling. My lips formed silent prayers, silent words I hadn't said in years crawling up in desperate whispers.
"She's awake," I told myself for the hundredth time. "Her eyes are open. That's all that counts."
Was it, though?
About thrity minutes later, the door finally creaked open, and
