You Looked Down on Me Once, Now You Look Up. novel Chapter 82

7:30 a.m.

Theo woke up in the hospital.

He lay there, staring blankly at the ceiling, his eyes empty—like he was some kind of machine that had forgotten how to feel.

Doctors came in and out, but nothing seemed to snap him out of it.

“What’s going on with him?” someone asked.

“He took a hit to the back of the head,” a young doctor explained. “There could be some side effects from the injury. We’ll need to do more tests in the morning to know for sure.”

“Why wait until morning?” his grandmother pressed, voice tight with worry. “Can’t you do it tonight?”

The chief physician stepped forward, gently moving the other doctor aside and speaking softly. “Mrs. Newton, we just ran tests twelve hours ago. If we do them again now, the results won’t really tell us anything new. With cases like this, most people start to feel better after a night’s rest. Please try not to worry. We’re all here, and he’s in good hands.”

His grandma’s nerves calmed a little, but her mind was still with Theo.

She walked over and took his hand, rubbing it between her palms, her face lined with worry.

He was the Newton family’s only child. If anything happened to him, what would they do?

Theo looked like he was barely there, but his mind was spinning with the last moments before he passed out.

He couldn’t stop replaying what happened with Patricia—the way things had gotten out of control on the couch. Patricia was relentless, even though they were married. If his grandma hadn’t been there, he wasn’t sure what he would’ve done.

Time passed, and somewhere between his grandma’s quiet sobs, Theo finally came out of his daze.

He flexed his stiff fingers and turned his hand over, squeezing hers.

“Grandma, I’m okay. Really. You should go home and rest.”

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