NovelEnglishDuring exams, Sally would becinexplicably agitated, like a madwoman, thrashing and fighting back. It often took multiple staff members to hold her down just to get through the procedures. She went through more than a dozen different tests. Afterward, she left the hospital with the nursing hstaff. Her grandmother, whose health wasn't great either, also left. Maggie stayed behind with the care team to wait for the results. Most of the results wouldn't be available until the afternoon-or even the next day. But the preliminary ones already painted a grim picture. After hearing the doctor's report, Maggie felt a heavy weight sink in her chest. She said her goodbyes and headed downstairs to leave. But just as she stepped into the hospital lobby, she heard a voice cry out- "Mom!" Her steps froze. She clutched her purse a little tighter, resisting the urge to turn her head.
Just as she was about to pretend she hadn't heard, Isabella ---- ran up from the side and wrapped her arms around her waist. "Mom!" Maggie turned slightly, about to speak, when she saw Franklin standing in the distance among the crowd. She pulled her gaze back and looked down at Isabella, hearing the girl cough. "You're sick?" "Yeah!" Isabella nodded, then immediately started coughing again. Looking up at her, she asked, "Mom, what are you doing at the hospital? Are you sick too?" "No, Mommy's not sick." Maggie touched her forehead. "Do you have a fever?" "I had one last night, but it's gone now." Before Maggie could reply, Isabella hugged her even tighter, looked toward Franklin walking over, and pouted unhappily. "I wanted to call you last night and ask you to cback and stay with me, but Daddy said you'd be too busy... so I didn't." Maggie didn't look at Franklin. "Mommy is busy.
But I'm glad your fever's gone." ---- She paused, then added, "Why cto the hospital? What about the doctor at home?" For something as FRE mild as a fever, Isabella shouldn't need to cto a hospital. Franklin spoke up then. "We cfora full check-up." Maggie didn't ask why. But Isabella clung to her and blurted, "Mommy, I don't have school today. Can I go to great-grandma's house with you?"
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