C230 The Passing of Elena Sterling

The call from his father sent Adrian's world spinning. He dropped everything at work and raced to his car, peeling out of the parking lot.

His father's shaky voice echoed in his ears, each word a hammer blow to his chest.

Adrian's mother's condition had taken a devastating turn overnight. Each gasping breath could be her last.

His mother's breathing, he had said, had become ragged