The dozens of nurses coming and going.
The medications.
The exhaustion.
Could a mistake happen?
Hospitals always claimed they had strict identification procedures.
Electronic ankle bands.
Matching bracelets.
Security alarms.
It was practically impossible.
Yet…
Every year, stories appeared online about medical errors people once believed impossible.
I finally drifted into an uneasy sleep.
The next morning, Ethan found me staring at Lily while she slept.
“You’ve been watching her for ten minutes.”
“I know.”
“You okay?”
“I need to ask you something.”
He smiled.
“If this is about Max again, he’ll adjust.”
“What exactly happened when you took him to get juice?”
He frowned.
“What do you mean?”
“He said you got lost.”
“We did.”
“For how long?”
“I don’t know. Five minutes? Maybe seven.”
“And he looked into the nursery?”
“I guess.”
“You didn’t?”
“No.”
He shrugged.
“I was talking to a nurse at the desk.”
