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“I don’t know.” He looks angry as well but still shaken up.
“This one’s going back to surgery!” she commands as she’s running next to the gurney through the doors. I can’t tell who it was. Too many people were in the way working on the patient.
I start shaking and cross my arms, and Axel stands beside me.
“They’re tough. They’re going to be okay,” I say, trying to convince myself.
The nurses come out and throw away their gloves, and Axel peeks behind the curtain. “That’s Bear.”
So my dad was taken back to surgery. I swallow and go in, and Bear is hooked up to a bunch of machines. His eyes are half open. He looks up at me, and the nurse pokes her head back in. “What are you doing back here?” she asks, looking at Axel and me.
“That’s my uncle.” I move to stand by him.
“That’s my brother,” Axel says at the same time, standing next to me.
“Okay, so you’re all family, got it,” she says dryly, clearly not believing us.
“You can stay back here, but only family,” she says as her eyes cut to Axel. He nods to her, and she leaves.
“Wait!” I call, and she turns back.
“How’s Sam? The other guy.” I nod to where they took him back.
“Are you family?” she asks.
“He’s my dad.”
She purses her lips like she doesn’t believe me again, but her face softens. “He’s in emergency surgery right now. Dr. McGraw will update you as soon as she can.”
“Will he make it?” I plead with her to say yes with my eyes.
“I don’t know. But he’s in the best hands possible with her. I’m sorry,” she says as she runs to another patient.
I hang my head and pull a chair up to Bear’s side. I’m not leaving him.
“I’m here, Bear,” I tell him.
“I’m okay, kid,” he says gravelly. I pat his arm, relieved to hear his voice.
* * *
I look up to see a New Hampshire state patrol officer at the foot of the bed. “Mr. Reid? Can I ask you a few questions?”
I nod as he steps into the room.
“Were you at the scene of the accident? We’re trying to figure out what happened, but, uh…the club is not cooperating with information.” I’m not surprised. The club hasn’t been known to cooperate much with cops. For the past few decades, the club has had a lot of run-ins with dirty cops who have pursued the same agenda as the kind of men we stood up against in the auditorium tonight. They’re not going to tell these cops anything, being members of the Eastern Bones. While I’m not an official club member, my loyalty will always be to the club. Bear and Dad are my family. I want this driver found and arrested. Whoever the driver is, they’d better hope the cops get to them before the club or I do. It can’t hurt to have all hands on deck looking for this person who left two people badly injured on the side of the road and drove off. I’d like to know what kind of person does that.
“Axel,” I call to the other chair where Axel has fallen asleep with his face on his hand. “Yeah,” he says quickly, startled awake.
“Tell him what you saw.” I jerk my thumb at the state trooper.
Axel looks at the officer, and his eyes narrow slightly. He looks over at me, and I nod to reassure him. He says, “Silver Corvette crossed in a no crossing and hit the first two bikers in the front of the pack. Driver took off.”
“This is very helpful. Can you come with me?” he asks.
Axel looks hesitant but looks back at Bear and then follows him out. I can tell he’s angry and anxious to find out who did this as well.
Bear, who has been sleeping, opens his eyes. I turn to him and ask quietly. “Did you recognize the car or driver?” I ask Bear, whose eyes are on mine.
