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Colleen's POV

"You're going to be OK; we will do everything to make you better," he told me, and I smiled. He was holding my hand and looking at me, and I could see that he was worried. It was when I was sent to the hospital and woke up. Everyone has left, and that leaves us two alone in my hospital bed. I told him that he could go home and rest because I knew that he still had work the next morning.

When I opened my eyes, I admitted that I was expecting to see him, if not the first face I would be able to look at. But Mommy Claire told me that he left, and then Ingrid called him. I was a bit sad, but when he came with my things, I felt relieved. He went to me, and he does look guilty.

What Dr. Gerard told us about not being able to have the surgery troubled him, and he was somehow anxious; that's why he was telling me that. "I know," I replied, smiling. I didn't want him to worry too much. Although I know my body very well, I can feel that I am not OK.

We had a talk about how sorr