My sister told my parents i dropped out of medical…

of their own gullibility.

I ignored their stares. I walked straight to the foot of the bed and picked up the digital chart.

Sienna was awake.

She was heavily medicated, receiving a steady dose of intravenous Dilaudid to manage the severe pain of a split abdomen. Her head was propped up on two thin pillows. Her eyes were open, but they were glassy and continue reading …