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Chapter Eleven - Elsie
Elsie
“Good news, Ollie,” Elsie said, as soon as he had finished his stretches for the day. “We're going to finish this session off with an upper body massage.”
Ollie smiled with relief and let out an appreciate groan. “That sounds incredible. I didn't know that was part of the treatment, but I'm not going to argue.”
“Why do you think all of my patients love me so much?” she replied, taking Ollie's arm and helping him walk toward the massage table that was in the far corner of the room. He was getting stronger every day. Soon, he wouldn't need her help. “Also, massage helps
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