SableIt’s been three days since I woke up, and apparently I was out for almost four before that, which means I’ve spent the better part of a week in a hospital bed listening to machines breathe for me and nurses remind me not to move too fast. The doctors say I’m improving, that the swelling in my head has gone down enough for them to feel comfortable letting me leave, but they keep layering that reassurance with warnings about dizziness, headaches, and taking it easy. I nod through all of it like I’m listening, but the truth is I stopped caring the second they said I could go home.What I haven’t stopped noticing is them.Jarek stands near the door while Hannah finishes signing discharge papers, his posture relaxed on the surface but tight underneath it, like he’s still expecting something to go wrong at any second. Marcus is by the window, arms crossed, gaze moving constantly, not resting on anything for long. They’ve both been like this since I opened my eyes—attentive in a way th
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