Erik
The sound of my phone ringing woke me up, and I groaned as I rolled over toward the nightstand to grab the contraption. I didn’t bother checking the caller ID as I answered.
“Yes?” I growled out as I tried to put the lamp on.
“Erik? It’s Lisa,” the soft sound of her voice immediately had me sitting up in bed.
“Lisa, is everything ok?” I asked as I finally managed to get the lamp on.
“No, it’s…it’s grandfather…” she informed me, and I didn’t need her to say anything else.
“I’m on my way,” I told her.
“We’re at the hospital. Fourth floor,” she said before she hung up. I sat there for a moment as I tried to shake the last of the sleep from my mind. We had all been waiting for this day for almost four years. I didn’t want to waste any more time, so I hurriedly got out of bed and
