The Next Day
Early the next day, Carrie went home from the hospital. The endless night of worrying about their baby girl had exhausted her, and she needed sleep. But Mike was well aware that he couldn’t bring himself to rest while his daughter suffered. He could only sit there doing nothing while he waited for more news.
Baby Maxine managed to sleep through the night without waking, and the next update on her health from the doctor only came mid-morning.