Dr.

Arispe came in with a tablet under his arm and leaned over the bed to check the monitor showing Lily’s vital signs.

“Her core temperature is down to ninety-nine point one,” he said, tapping the screen.

“Her urine output is back where we want it, and the eight o’clock blood panel showed clear kidney markers.”

“So the heat didn’t cause any organ damage?” I asked.

“No,” Dr.