“I had the radiology team rush the new scans,” Dr.

Vance said in his calm, low voice.

He turned the tablet around so I could see the picture.

“Hannah has acute gallstone disease,” he said.

“Her gallbladder is badly inflamed.

That’s what has been causing the ongoing pain in her abdomen.”

Hannah tugged her hoodie sleeves further down over her thumbs.

“Is it dangerous?” I asked him.