*VALERIE*Anna's words still bothered me long after she left. They spun in my mind even as the doctor treated the injury at the back of hand, inflicted when the needle ripped off.I couldn't hear what he said to Zachary, all I knew was that after they exchanged words, my eyes began to droop till I drifted into a deep sleep.When I woke up, Zachary was no longer in the room. He was now replaced with Cara.Her teary eyes met mine and they were immediately flooded with relief.“Valerie,” she croaked throwing herself into my arms, the impact nearly knocking the breath out of me. “I thought I'll never see you...” the rest of the words got muffled as she buried her face into my neck, tears sliding off her cheeks and dropping down my shoulder.I could barely lift my right hand, so I just wrap my other hand around her and rubbed her back soothingly.“I'm fine, Cara, really.”I meant for the words to calm her, but it merely made her sob even harder.Her shoulders shook as she clung to me, her
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