CHAPTER NINE

It had been two days since her admission into the hospital and she spent most of the time sleeping there. Olivia would leave during the day for work and come back at night with dinner after freshening up at home and that was how the routine went. Samantha finished the water Olivia gave her and thanked her as she returned the glass and sat beside her "how're you feeling now?" Olivia asked her and Samantha shrugged "way better than before. My stomach doesn't hurt, neither does my eye and the wound on my forehead isn't as visible as it was, you saw that yesterday when they came to dress the wound" she replied and Olivia nodded along to what she said "the swelling around your eye is gone too, and it isn't purple anymore" Olivia added and Samantha smiled "I'm glad, I don't want people asking what happened to me. It's embarrassing to talk about it" she said and Olivia hugged her "don't worry, I'll be there with you to ward them off if anyone bothers you with questions" she said and Samantha