99: The moment of truth

Dana

I woke up for the doctors to run tests on me. The doctors were doing a thousand tests, which seemed unnecessary since they still hadn't found an answer. I knew this would mean more days in the hospital, but at any moment I was going to take my things and leave without permission.

Jeremy arrived in my room shortly after they brought me back. He walked towards me with a smile and kissed me. Jeremy no longer had his messy hair or stubble on his cheeks. He looked like the Jeremy I remembered before I fell into a deep sleep.

“Where were you?” I asked. “I thought you’d be here when they finished running tests on me.”

“I went to have breakfast in the cafeteria, darling,” he explained. “I was with Demian.”

“Demian is here?”

“Yes, he's been here since early.”

I didn't know if I was ready to see him again. Demian made my breathing short after so many months. His presence intimidated me and disrupted my behavior. Jeremy had something strange in his eyes, but I didn't want to ask. I wasn’t w