Lark was waiting with her parents and Fallon as the hospital legal team reviewed the documents they managed to secure from the local courts. It had been fifteen hours since Gracie was shot. Her condition remained critical, but she was stable. She wasn’t getting better, but she wasn’t getting worse. The issue remained there was a bullet lodged in her chest, pressed against her heart and if they removed it, she could bleed out in seconds. They all spent time at her bedside but about fifteen minutes ago, the nurses came in and asked them to go back to the waiting room. Grady now held power of attorney over her and was fighting to save her life. One of the topics of conversation was if there was damage to Gracie’s heart which was irreparable, was there another heart they could transplant? L

