Victoria felt her chest burn after the vomiting episode and, in a fit of frustration, shouted:

"Leave me alone!"

Rouse, with compassion, approached holding a clean pajama in his hands.

"Miss Victoria, please, you have to clean yourself. You are covered in vomiting and sweat; it’s part of the recovery process."

"I don’t want anything!" Victoria replied, standing firm in her refusal.

"Please, we need to change the sheets; they can spread germs and bacteria, and besides, they smell awful," insisted Rouse, trying to help her sit up. But Victoria, in an act of rebellion, pulled the dirty sheets off herself and tried to get down from the bed, only...