Ryker
"Are you ready to go home?" I asked as I helped Alice put her fur coat on. She looked so delicate and fragile. Her pale hand clutching on the fabric like it might slip away.
She nodded affirmatively, but then paused before making her way toward the door.
Her eyes narrowed a bit slightly and her lips were tightening in that careful way that always suggested she was thinking about something.
"Ry...can I ask you something?" She asked,
I stood still, with my hand on the doorknob.
"Of course, but can we talk on the way? I replied as I pushed the door open.
"Wait, Ryker."
I paused mid step just outside the hospital room. Her hand gently tuggled on gently on my sleeve and I turned to face her.
"Is there something you're not telling me?” She asked.
The question was unexpected a
