Chapter 4

I slept fitfully, barely aware of anything.

The hospital reeked of disinfectant, and the old couple who used to chat with me were gone now.

After thinking it over, I realized there was really no point in suffering here any longer, so I just discharged myself and left.

Emily and I had moved to the city to chase our dreams.

After all these years, we were still just scraping by in a tiny studio apartment.

But it was still a home, which made it a thousand times better than the hospital.

When I was packing up to head back.

In…