ALLISON’S POV
Justin is feeding me because he’s decided I’m apparently too weak to do it, and right in the middle of that, the door slides open.
My mom walks in with a nurse behind her and they both freeze for a second. The nurse is holding a small tray with a single, perfectly round plate on it for lunch, I assume.
But I already feel like I’ve eaten an entire human being.
Justin glances at them, then lifts the bowl in his hand. “She’s covered.”
Mom quickly apologizes to the nurse, who nods and leaves with the meal. I expect Mom to follow her out, maybe give us privacy, maybe pretend she didn’t just walk in on me being spoon-fed like a toddler but instead, she steps closer and stops at my bed.
She turns to Justin and breaks into a smile so bright it almost hurts my eyes.
“Justin, h
