Eric arrived thirty minutes later.
He came through the doors so quickly that a security officer followed him down the hall. Daniel stood when he saw him.
“What happened?” Eric demanded.
Daniel raised both hands. “Let the doctor explain.”
Eric looked through the window and saw Sophie crying against my shoulder. Then he noticed the social worker sitting beside her bed.
His expression changed.
“No.”
“Eric—”
“You live in the same house as her.”
Daniel stepped backward as if he had been struck.
“I have never hurt Sophie.”
Eric pointed directly at him.
“Arrest him.”
A nurse pulled the curtain, but Sophie had already heard.
She slid out of my arms and ran toward the door.
“Dad, stop!”
Eric tried to enter. The security officer blocked him while the social worker guided Sophie back.
Daniel stood motionless in the hallway.
