The three Gallaghers failed to notice the odd stares from the crowd behind them, their minds completely focused on Howard Gallagher in the hospital bed.
Seeing her son lying in the hospital bed, Mrs. Gallagher was so heartbroken that she immediately burst into tears.
"What in the world happened? How could he have gotten hit like this for no reason? This leg… How long will a leg this badly injured take to heal? There won't be any permanent damage, will there? Oh, my poor baby! You've really suffered this time."
Howard wore an awkward expression. The person in question was standing right there. He couldn't very well tell his mother that his attempt at a staged romantic run-in had failed, nearly turning a meet-cute into a crime scene, could he?
