2 Weeks Later

 

Hedy's P.O.V.

 

My eyes fluttered open and were met with a bright light that made me close them again. I tried to open them after a couple seconds to realize someone had dimmed the light down.

 

"You're awake." Someone said. It was the voice of the doctor but my sight was too blurry to be able to look around. I opened my mouth to speak but the doctor cut me off before I could say anything. "No, no, no." She said quickly. "Don't speak. You shouldn't until your neck heels properly. You don't want to stretch out the scab that's forming or it will rip open again."

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