Going back to the waiting room, Annie's phone rang. It was Julie. "Julie, hi. How're you?". "Annie, I just heard, Eric is in cardiac arrest?". "What?!", she asked, shrieking. "You haven't heard? Aren't you at the hospital with him?". "Well, I was, but Matt and Simon brought me to Phoenix. My dad had a heart attack and insisted I came out here. They flew out with me, and I left Lucy and Kevin there in New York to figure out their problems. They're the reason Eric is in the hospital in the first place.". "Annie", Julie said gently, "slow down sweetie. Take a breath, and tell me what happened.". "Okay", said Annie, taking a breath. "
