I came, I saw, I left

Koa was asleep and I was bored lying in the hospital bed when I heard a slight knock at the door before Ethan walked in. "How are ya feeling, E?" I smiled up at him, then pointed towards the sleeping Koa. He nodded briefly while walking to sit on the other side of me. "I'm sorry I didn't come in to see ya when we first got here..." He whispered, directing his ashamed gaze towards his hands resting on his lap. I reached out, placing my hand on his.

"It's okay Ethan. Really. I'm going to be fine. I'm alive and safe. That's what matters, right?" He looked up at me and gave a small smile, nodding. He had dark bags under his eyes and I felt a lump forming in the back of my throat. I haven't been in the hospital but for two days now, the bags under his eyes were too dark for them to only be from my stay in the hospital. I wondered how much sleep he had actually gotten while I was being held hostage. "Ethan, you should sleep more. How will you get a girl looking like death's shadow?" I tease