Jennifer’s heart began to race. She scanned the table beside her bed, then frantically patted down the hospital gown she was wearing. Her phone wasn’t there. Panic gripped her. She remembered slipping the device into the pocket of her gown just before the surgery.
But now, it is gone. What if the doctors had found it? The thought made her stomach twist. Or worse—what if she had lost it somewhere along the way? Jennifer felt a bead of sweat roll down her forehead as her mind spiraled into a whirlwind of paranoia.