Shielding the Truth

After a few more days of treatment, Valerie was finally feeling better. She could now sit up, propped up by soft cushions on a medical trolley, and move around a bit.

They were staying in a private recovery ward on the top floor of the hospital. The whole floor was eerily quiet. Aside from their own family, there were no other patients around, making the place feel almost deserted.

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