I took Bernard's arm and walked out under the awed stares of every person in that room.
Bernard dropped me off at Marcella's place.
The moment he left, my phone erupted with vibrations.
The hospital.
"Are you family? The patient is critical. Get here now!"
I grabbed a cab and raced to the city hospital.
When I burst through the doors of the emergency wing, I saw Barret standing there.
When Grandma Linda Sullivan had been admitted, she'd listed both my number and his as emergency contacts.
A doctor rushed out clutching a critical condition notice.
"Ms. Sullivan, the patient is in multi-organ failure. She needs an injection of R3, the imported emergency drug, or she won't make it."
"The hospital's supply is gone. You need to find it yourself. There isn't much time."
I pulled out my phone and started calling everyone I knew.
A hand pressed down over my screen. Barret was staring at me.
"Don't bother."
"The only three doses of that drug left in the city were just bought out. By me."
He turned and walked toward the family consultation room nearby.
"Come in."
A cold-storage case sat on the table.
Barret loosened his tie and leaned back in his chair.
"The medicine's right here."