“We need to keep her another hour to watch the burn, but she’s going to be completely fine.”

“Thank you so much,” I said.

Doctor Lewis smiled at Emma and stepped out into the hall.

The nurses started getting the bandages ready.

One of them tore open a foil packet that smelled strongly of medicated cream.

“I’m going to step just outside the door,” I told Emma.

“I’ll be watching you through the glass the whole time.”

Emma gave a tiny nod.