Chapter 13

Surprisingly,I slept through the night.Even more surprising was that it was a deep,rejuvenating sleep with no nightmares in sight.Usually when my dad had an episode,I shook in fear for hours.Not this time,though.The blended scents of freshly brewed coffee and warm cinnamon rolls filled the air and I turned over to shake Jeff awake,finding instead an empty space in the bed.Odd,he never woke up before me when I spent the night.He usually liked to sleep as late as possible.

I got up and looked around for my uniform.I needed to dress and get to the hospital as soon as possible.In the chaos of last night,I had not thought to grab anything extra to wear.My work clothes were nowhere to be found,however.Instead,I saw a stack of my clothes folded neatly on Jeff’s desk.He must have gone to my house early this morning

I smiled.Leave it to Jeff to think of the important things.He really was the best friend I could ever ask for.