C68 Recovery and revelation

Two days later.

“Dr Dylan said you can be discharged today. Did you want me to help you with the procedure?” Ria's excited voice cut through the silence, accompanied by the soft beeping of the hospital machines. She sat on a sofa, a distance away from Lina with her legs crossed, as she peeled a red apple for Lina.

Lina, who was sitting quietly at the edge of the bed