Undeniable Proof

PIPER’S POV

By evening, I was discharged.

The process felt distant, almost unreal, like I was moving through it without fully being present. Papers were signed. Instructions were given. The doctor spoke, but his words barely settled in my mind.

Rest. Eat well. Avoid stress.

It all sounded simple. It wasn’t. “I’ll handle it,” I said quietly when the nurse mentioned the bill.

But Kellan’s mother was