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But I stared blankly at the ceiling. “Did my dad come?”
The nurse gave me a sympathetic look. “Maybe he’s busy with something.”
I nodded faintly.
“Mm. I understand.”
I wanted so badly to get up and find Mom. But my throat was dry, and thirst overwhelmed me. The nurse who had been caring for me had gone off to handle something else.
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