Then, her hand stopped moving.
Her eyes narrowed, deeply focused on a dark shape on the monitor. She adjusted a few knobs on the machine, increasing the contrast. She moved the probe a fraction of an inch and stopped again.
She leaned over and whispered something inaudible into the nurse’s ear. The nurse’s eyes widened slightly, and she immediately turned and practically sprinted out of the room.
My breath caught in my throat. “Doctor?”
She didn’t answer. Her eyes were glued to the screen.
“Dr. Miller, please. You’re scaring me. What’s happening?”
She turned the monitor slightly away from me, hiding the screen from my view. “Emily, when was your last abdominal scan?”
“I’ve never had one.”
“Never?”
“No, never.”
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