Verity didn't want to leave, but she knew that she had to. Margaret was pulling her up and away from him, and she clung to his hand--his good hand--for dear life.
"Oh. All right." She whispered, then leaned over to kiss his forehead once more. "I love you with all my heart." She said a little louder, and then released him, letting Mrs. Wood pull her away from her injured husband, and out of the room.
She burst into tears once the door was closed behind them.