The other nurse continued,
“Yes. It’s just a pity—she has consciousness now, but her body still can’t move.”
“But since she’s conscious, it’s only a matter of time before she fully wakes up.”
“Mhm…”
I turned my head sharply.
The movement was so sudden it startled the nurse.
“Did that hurt you? Hang in there—it’ll be done in a moment.”
I stared at her, even my voice trembling.
“The vegetative patient you were talking about… is her name Juliette?”
The nurse froze. “Huh? How did you know?”
So it really was her.
Juliette had regained consciousness.
In that instant, my mind went completely blank.
Then something seemed to explode violently in my chest.
Did this mean…
that I could finally clear my name after those three years?
I couldn’t help but laugh.
But as I laughed, tears sp
