The next morning.
When Naomi Hart opened her eyes, most of her body already felt like it belonged to her again. Only her left leg still carried a dull, swollen ache.
“Almost there,” she murmured, lightly tapping the muscle.
She turned her head carefully from side to side. The lingering concussion no longer sent waves of nausea through her.
Her eyes brightened.
Good enough.
She pressed the call button at once and asked the doctor for another full examination. If the results were clean, she wanted to be discharged early.
After running every instrument and reviewing the scans, the doctor could only shake his head in quiet amazement.
“Your recovery speed is remarkable. Any other discomfort?”
“None.”
A few more questions later, the doctor agreed to early discharge.
Naomi asked the n
