26 - Attempt

MORGANA FOSTER

An hour had passed already. Sorya was sitting beside me knitting some kind of blue-toned scarf, while on the other side, Ryan was on his phone. When the door opened again, Bethany's brown hair swayed over her face as she bounced in.

"Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!" she said, hugging me and joyfully shouting, the impact of her body against mine causing a slight ache. "You finally woke up!"

"Hey, blondie!" I laughed, responding to her warm embrace. "I missed you too!"

"Do you need more medication? Are you in pain?"

"I'm fine!" I glanced around, and Ryan was still sitting with his arms crossed on the couch. Sorya looked at him with a small gleam growing in her eyes. "Let me introduce you. This is Sorya, Ryan's mother, my mother-in-law. And that one over there, you've probably met before."

"Yes, yes, I already know your husband," she said, making air quotes with her hands. "Hello, how are you?"

"Oh! You're my daughter's friend?" Sorya said. I stared for a moment, trying to