Her eyes fluttered open drowsily as the sound of a bird outside the window stirred her from sleep. The speckled grey tiles that came into focus above reminded her that she was still in a hospital room.
Ashleigh sighed, bringing her arm up to rest on her forehead. She closed her eyes, wondering if it was possible to fall back asleep again.
Caleb’s cold eyes flashed in her mind. She gasped and looked back around the room.
‘Awake. Awake is better,’ she thought to herself.
“Hey…” a voice called from the door.
Ashleigh turned to see a smiling Bell entering the room.
“Hey,” Ashleigh smiled back.
“How are you doing?” Bell asked as she moved to stand beside the bed. Immediately checking Ashleigh’s pulse.
“I’m ok. I guess,” Ashleigh sighed.
“You guess?” Bell questioned, “what’s going on? Are you in pain anywhere?”
Ashleigh shook her head. Bell looked at the monitors, reviewing her stats to check for any problems.
