Chapter 58

Contains spoilers

Overview

Gravely ill, Tegan is carried by Hank out of the basement and driven to Roosevelt Memorial Hospital while Polly is away. Delirious, Tegan hallucinates Simon and doubts Hank’s intentions, but he follows through. At the entrance, Hank pleads for leniency for Polly before Tegan is rushed inside.

Summary

Tegan drifts in and out of feverish sleep as Polly intermittently tends her ankle and coaxes a few sips of water. Weak, in pain, and fearing for her baby, Tegan hopes for an ambulance but doubts Polly will call one.

Hank arrives in the basement and, despite Tegan’s fear, lifts her, saying they must reach the hospital before Polly returns. Outside, Tegan hallucinates Simon by the truck, panics, and accuses Hank of collusion; the vision vanishes, underscoring her delirium.

In the truck, Tegan distrusts Hank’s promise to go to Roosevelt Memorial and tries to signal for help at a red light, but he restrains the window and continues driving. She briefly blacks out, then sees the hospital ahead.

At the entrance, Hank pauses to insist Polly is a good person and begs Tegan not to ruin Polly’s life, revealing his divided loyalties even as he rescues Tegan. He flags help; staff load Tegan onto a stretcher, press an oxygen mask to her face, and she loses consciousness.

Who Appears

  • Tegan Werner
    Feverish and weak; hallucinates Simon; doubts Hank, tries to get help, then is admitted to the hospital.
  • Hank
    Carries Tegan from the basement and drives her to the hospital; pleads for leniency for Polly.
  • Polly
    Off-page caregiver/captor; earlier tended Tegan’s ankle; absence enables Hank to take Tegan to the hospital.
  • Simon Lamar
    Tegan’s assailant; appears briefly as a fever-induced hallucination by the truck, heightening her panic.
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