One Night Only (198 page)

“Gina
?
Ca
n
yo
u
remembe
r
wha
t
happene
d
t
o
you?” aske
d
th
e
nurs
e
insistentl
y
.

Wh
y
di
d
th
e
nurs
e
kee
p
askin
g
he
r
that? The
n
sh
e
remembered
.

“Th
e
accident
.
Where
’
s
Danny
?
Where
’
s
m
y
Danny?” “
Y
ou
r
so
n
i
s
fine
,
Gina,
”
sai
d
th
e
nurse
.
“He
’
s
her
e
in th
e
hospita
l
bu
t
he
’
s
fine.
”
The
n
sh
e
hurrie
d
off
,
saying
“I’l
l
g
o
t
o
ge
t
th
e
Staf
f
Nurs
e
no
w
.
”

Lik
e
a
slowl
y
startin
g
engin
e
Gina
’
s
brai
n
unfolded,
relivin
g
th
e
moment
s
o
f
th
e
accident
.
Sh
e
remembered
Dann
y
i
n
th
e
backseat
,
makin
g
zoomin
g
noise
s
an
d
whizzi
n
g
hi
s
to
y
aeroplan
e
throug
h
th
e
ai
r
a
s
the
y
drov
e
t
o
the shops
.
Sh
e
wa
s
thinkin
g
abou
t
ho
w
he
r
lif
e
ha
d
changed
s
o
muc
h
i
n
jus
t
a
fe
w
days
.
Sh
e
wa
s
thinkin
g
o
f
Marc
o
and
tryin
g
t
o
decid
e
i
f
h
e
ha
d
bee
n
a
mistak
e
o
r
a
revelation
.
She
wa
s
thinkin
g
o
f
th
e
wee
k
ahea
d
an
d
dreadin
g
ho
w
o
n
earth
sh
e
wa
s
goin
g
t
o
ge
t
throug
h
i
t
a
s
a
singl
e
parent
.
Sh
e
wasn
’
t
thinkin
g
o
f
th
e
roa
d
ahea
d
though
.
S
h
e
shoul
d
hav
e
been thinkin
g
o
f
th
e
road
.

“Dann
y
.
.
.?
”
sh
e
whispere
d
again
.

“Ssh,
”
sai
d
T
revo
r
.
“He
’
s
oka
y
.
Ou
r
bo
y
i
s
oka
y
.
”

Gin
a
coul
d
fee
l
he
r
hear
t
rac
e
an
d
th
e
bleepin
g
o
f
the monitor
s
wa
s
piercin
g
o
n
he
r
brain
.
Sh
e
wante
d
t
o
ge
t
out o
f
here
.
Sh
e
neede
d
t
o
g
o
t
o
th
e
shop
.
Dann
y
wante
d
a
movi
e
night
.
She’
d
promise
d
hi
m
a
movi
e
night
!

Anothe
r
nurs
e
leane
d
ove
r
int
o
he
r
visio
n
spac
e
and
gav
e
he
r
a
hug
e
smile
.

“
W
elcom
e
back
,
Gina,
”
sh
e
sai
d
softl
y
.
“M
y
nam
e
is
Ann
e
an
d
I’
m
th
e
Senio
r
Staf
f
Nurs
e
her
e
a
t
th
e
Royal
V
ictori
a
Hospital
.
W
e
ar
e
takin
g
grea
t
car
e
o
f
you
,
but you
r
bod
y
ha
s
bee
n
throug
h
a
sever
e
traum
a
s
o
w
e
need yo
u
t
o
tak
e
thing
s
nic
e
an
d
slowl
y
.
D
o
yo
u
understand?”
“
Y
es,
”
sai
d
Gina
.
He
r
li
p
wa
s
tremblin
g
no
w
.
Sh
e
could
fee
l
tear
s
slid
e
dow
n
th
e
side
s
o
f
he
r
face
,
pas
t
he
r
ears
an
d
ont
o
th
e
pillo
w
.
“
I
jus
t
wan
t
t
o
se
e
m
y
bo
y
.
”

“O
f
course,
”
sai
d
th
e
nurse
.
“Dann
y
le
g
wa
s
broke
n
in th
e
accident
,
Gina
,
bu
t
he
’
s
doin
g
fine
.
W
e’l
l
brin
g
hi
m
to yo
u
a
s
soo
n
a
s
th
e
tea
m
o
n
Children
’
s
allo
w
hi
m
t
o
come
ove
r
.
Thi
s
morning
’
s
repor
t
say
s
h
e
ha
s
ha
d
a
goo
d
night an
d
h
e
sa
t
u
p
thi
s
mornin
g
an
d
ha
d
breakfast.
”