Chapter 16

Amelia stirred from her sleep, her eyes slowly adjusting to the dim light of their bedroom. As she turned to her side, she saw Andrew on the phone, his face drawn with exhaustion and frustration.

She sat up in bed, it had been a week since Andrew had been discharged from the hospital, but things hadn't been easy for him. His accident had left him with a spinal cord injury, and he had been reaching out to doctors all over the world for a solution.

Amelia swung her legs over the side of the bed and stood up, stretching her arms above her head. She caught Andrew's eye as she headed to the bathroom, but he didn't say anything.

As she washed her face and brushed her teeth, Amelia thought about the last few days. It had been hard, watching Andrew struggle with his pain and his frustration. She had tried to be there for him, but he seemed distant and closed off.

As Amelia slipped off her nightwear and hung it up, she couldn't help but feel a slight twinge of discomfort. She had never been on