Chapter 8 - THE HOSPITAL WARD REALIZATION
The emergency room of Mercy General Hospital was brightly lit, smelling sharply of antiseptic and rubbing alcohol.
Chloe lay propped up on a hospital bed, her lavender knit sweater replaced by a standard pale blue patient gown.
A doctor shone a penlight into her eyes, checking for signs of neurological damage from carbon monoxide poisoning.
"Your vitals are stabilizing, Chloe, but you suffered mild smoke inhalation and exhaustion," the physician reported kindly.
The door to the private room clicked open, and Officer Vance stepped inside holding a small manila folder.
"How are you feeling, Ms. Miller? The medical staff said you're remarkably lucky to be alive," the officer greeted her respectfully.
"I'm... I'm surviving. Did you catch them?" Chloe asked, her voice raspy and scarred from the heat.
"Both your mother and sister are currently sitting in holding cells at the county precinct," Officer Vance confirmed.
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He placed the recovered black smartphone on the bedside table, wrapped safely inside an evidence bag.
"This little device right here is what put them away. The 911 call recording is absolute, undeniable proof," he added.
