She walked to the side of the bed and rested her right hand gently on the metal bed frame.

“Mrs.

Mitchell, I’m Dr.

Ramirez from pediatric gynecology,” she said.

Grace pulled the gray sleeves of her hooded sweatshirt down over her thumbs and tucked her feet under the thin white sheet.

“We’re going to admit Grace tonight for observation,” Dr.

Ramirez said, looking straight at me before turning to Grace.

“The ultrasound shows a six-centimeter mass on her right ovary, and I want her resting in a bed here until our team evaluates her in the morning.”