Chapter 14

“Mrs. Henry?”

“You’d better come home, Jason. It’s not good.” 5

Jason stood outside the open door of his mother’s hospital room. This might be the last time he talked to his mother. She’d been brought in last night by the paramedics when he returned home after the call from his neighbor. She’d been very weak.

“Do you want me to go in with you?” Danny placed a hand on the small of his back.

“No, but thanks. You didn’t have to come here this morning with me. I really appreciate it.”

Danny rubbed Jason’s back. He leaned back into the comforting touch. “Do you want me to do anything? Call anyone? Lucy perhaps?”

Jason shook his head sadly. “She doesn’t care. I called her last night. The thing is, she had some issues with my mother after I left. She came back for my father’s funeral, but I guess they had a pretty big fight when she was here and told Ma she wouldn’t come back again. She meant it, apparently.”