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Kate’s Point Of View
The rest of our day was spent dealing with details pertaining to legal agreements while firming up our plan to close everything, ridding Craig of our lives. As soon as the legal documents were concluded, we agreed on a signing meeting in the late evening before collecting Alicia and traveling to the hospital.
Carrie looked forlorn when she finally woke up. The orthodontist took molds of her missing tooth and put a rush on the plug that would replace it, but her face looked sore, and she was groggy, slurring badly from a severe concussion.
On entering her room, Alicia ran to Carrie, hugging and kissing the woman who quite possibly saved her from an abduction. The injured woman looked bereft, sobbing almost immediately our daughter landed heavily on her bed.
“I’m so sorry about what happened to you, Alicia. I couldn’t stop him.”
“You saved me, Aunt Carrie. I love you, and I’m sorry you got hurt.”
Jacob’s sister kissed our daughter on her head while frowning, crying, and grimacing. Her emotions were uncontrollable, and the sorrowful woman was easy to read despite yellowing and black bruising all over her face, heavy swelling of the cheeks, a split lip, and a deformed jawline. I guessed Carrie was disconcerted from the sedation that was gradually wearing off.
Carrie held her ribs painfully, breathing in short gasps, reaching for her brothers’ fingers.