The doctors had been reluctant to just sign her out of their care. Private insurance provided the best possible care but it also meant that the doctors sometimes became over cautious. They had fretted that this morning’s ordeal would cause symptoms that might appear later. Shock had a nasty habit of creeping up on unsuspecting victims. But rosa was ready for it. She knew part of her was still in shock after what had happened. And she had no doubt that the dreams would be truly horrific. The more her memory was jogged into place the more the fear of what was to come tried to paralyse her.

She took...