Shackled Hearts Volume 1 | Page 6

Chapter One Having lived in Sunset Ridge for the past five years he knew everyone and she was definitely not from around here. Who was she? He wondered, as he sat in the waiting room. What happened to her? Looking at her reminded him so much of… no, no he won’t think of that right now. It’s been years since he thought of that horrible night and it was a task to put it behind him. With this, s tranger memories he would rather not remember, threatened to reemerge. Shaking it off, Travis stood up and began pacing again, hoping that by moving, he could stop his mind from wandering. He was interrupted by the arrival of the Doctor. “Dr. Singh… how is she?” Travis asked the resident. The doctor gave Travis a worried look. “I am afraid the next 24 hours is going to be very critical for her. Amongst all her injuries, the most worrying one is the skull fracture she suffered to the right side of her head. We can only know the extent of the damage after she regains consciousness. Apart from that she suffered multiple fractures to her right leg and left arm. She also had multiple contusions on her body. By the look of things, I would say she was the victim of a vehicular accident, as we also found shards of glass embedded in her skin. The good thing is, she does not have many internal injuries, but that is not saying much.” “Oh my God!” Travis said in a worried tone. 5