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Chapter 6.

The next day, Lin rolled over in her bed and groaned at the pain in her head. She reached up, rubbing her eyes with her hands.

“I hope you have the worst headache of your life, you asshole,” Sarah told her as she threw a pillow at her.

“Fuck, Sarah!” Lin groaned, attempting to throw the pillow back at her cousin.

“Don’t start, Lin,” Sarah warned.

“Sarah, I’m sorry! It was a rough day,” Lin told her, sitting up in the bed, planting her feet on the floor.

“Great excuse to be a complete ass,” Sarah rolled her eyes. “You might want to start the apology train with the Miller sisters, by the way,” she suggested.

“I’ll apologize,” Lin sighed. “I have to go to the hospital first thing this morning though. I couldn’t get myself there last night.”

“Maybe the entire bottle of whiskey had something to do with it,” Sarah said, sarcastically.

“I meant I wasn’t ready,” Lin told her. “But probably that too,” she sighed, laying back down on the bed, covering her face with her hand.

Sarah stood up and walked over to her cousin. “Get up, sunshine,” she said, lightly kicking Lin’s legs.

“You’re the worst,” Lin huffed.

A little later that morning, Lin and Sarah made their way to the hospital to see her mother. The hospital had called again that morning, requesting to discuss what will happen next with her mom, depending on her condition. When the pair arrived at the hospital, Lin was wearing a pair of sunglasses and did not take them off as she entered the building.

“You just scream hangover,” Sarah rolled her eyes.

“Are you going to be pissed at me all day?” Lin asked.

“Probably,” Sarah winked, sitting in a chair in the waiting room while Lin met with the doctor.

“Miss Harper,” the doctor began. “Thank you for coming in today. There hasn’t been any change overnight. She’s still in the coma, we’ve been monitoring brain activity throughout the night and will continue as the day proceeds.”

“What are our options from here?” Lin asked, taking her sunglasses off her eyes, squinting from the brightness of the lights.

“Well,” the doctor began. “We wait,” he stated.

“That’s it?” Lin asked.

“We will continue to monitor brain activity at this point. Measure quality of life, and discuss other options if necessary.”

“Quality of life?” Lin asked.

“Well, sometimes people are only kept alive-” the doctor began.

“Never mind,” Lin cut him off. “I don’t want to have that conversation.”

“Well, Miss Harper. It’s always a possibility, so it’s something you should think about. And with you being the power of attorney-”

“It’s my decision,” Lin sighed, nodding at the doctor.

The doctor nodded back at Lin.

“Thank you,” she said as she turned, starting to walk toward the door of the hospital.

“Lin?” her cousin asked, quickly standing up from her chair, following her.

Lin continued walking, not turning around to see her cousin. She stood next to the car, waiting for Sarah to unlock the doors. When she heard the click of the locks, she opened the door and climbed in the passenger side of the car.