Chapter 89

Katerina sat in the hard, plastic chair staring at the little cracks in the linoleum on the hospital floor.

She was waiting in for the visitation hours to kick in before going upstairs to visit Elizabeth.

Right now, her life is in shambles and she just needs some form of peace to tether her to the present.

Tyler's visit the other day disoriented her, making her crave for what she missed.

With each passing day, Katerina felt as though some part of her was missing, and seeing Tyler, everything just seemed to click into place.

Shaking her head to dispel such thoughts, Katerina focused on the present when she heard voices closer to her.

It was the head nurse she met when she got here.

“It's time, you can go in.”

“Thank you.” Katerina bent to pick up the fresh bouquet of flowers that she'd purchased from the local vendor down the street, as well as some new books.

It's silly but she and Elizabeth had a tradition where they would gift each other new sets of books while trying to how out-re