“Is she going to be okay?”
asked Mrs. Henderson.
“We’re doing everything we can,”
Dr. Harrison said.
“But head injuries can be very unpredictable. The next 24 hours will be critical. She needs to wake up soon or…”
Lily looked calm and determined.
“Doctor,”
Lily said in her clear voice.
“Can I see Judge Catherine, please?”
Dr. Harrison knelt down to Lily’s level.
“Little girl, Judge Westbrook is very sick right now. She can’t have visitors.”
“But I promise to help her,”
Lily said simply.
“And she needs me right now more than ever.”
“Lily, sweetheart, maybe we should wait until the doctor says it’s okay,”
Robert said.
But Lily shook her head.
“Daddy, remember what I told you about Judge Catherine’s spirit being asleep? Well, now it’s not just asleep, it’s lost. The accident scared her spirit so much that it doesn’t know how to find its way back to her body. I need to help guide it home.”
“Doctor,”
said a familiar voice from behind them. Everyone turned to see David Chun, the prosecutor.
“I heard about Judge Westbrook’s accident on the radio. I came because…”
he paused,
“because I wanted to apologize.”
“Apologize for what?”
Robert asked.
“For not believing,”
David said quietly.
“I’ve seen Judge Westbrook handle hundreds of cases, and I’ve never seen her make an emotional decision. Something about your daughter made her willing to take a leap of faith. If Judge Westbrook believed in you, then maybe I should, too. Doctor, isn’t there some way this child can see the judge?”
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