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“Do you feel any better?” The doctor asked with a wide grin as he checked his patient’s temperature

“I’d feel better if I was able to smoke a cigarette right now” Jake joked

Nate and Katie laughed lightheartedly. Nate had got him the finest tobacco and had promised to let him have it when he was discharged from the hospital.

“Your ribs are healing nicely. You’re one strong man” the doctor smiled proudly

Jake sat up in bed and thanked the doctor before watching him leave. He had gotten used to the irritating smell of antiseptic and other disinfectants. The nurses were nice and came to have a chat with him every now and then.

As a plus, he had made some friends with some of the patients.

“It’s nice to meet you” Katie commented

So far, she was proud of how far she had come with Wyatt’s close. She was close to finding out everything that Wyatt did and those that he had implicated. What excites her the most was that he didn’t see what was going to befall him soon.