A Bitter Awakening

Cora.

I woke up to the white ceiling of my room. Vera was by my side, caressing my hand as she gazed down at me fondly. As soon as she noticed that I was awake, she cleaned tears from her eyes and beamed at me.

"You're okay," she whispered. "I called the doctor in and got you treated."

"What happened to me?"

"You were poisoned. Not enough to kill, just enough to destabilize you for days. You'll li