Scarlett smiled faintly at his words. She genuinely hoped he was right.
Everyone kept telling her everything would be okay but the more she tried to believe it, the more things got worse and out of control.
She couldn't help the fear that had taken residence at the center of her heart now. She knew she wouldn't be able to move on with life if she lost her mother too and she prayed a silent prayer to whoever was listening that Barbara's life be spared.
Kelly was nowhere in sight when Scarlett and Jean arrived at the waiting room connected to the Operating Theatre and the doctor thrust the consent documents in her hands and handed her a pen immediately. She skimmed through the pages and then signed it and handed the documents back to a nurse who had waited while the doctor went into the operating room.
"How long do you think the surgery will last?" Scarlett asked the nurse as she handed back the papers.
