Chapter 111

Claire's POV

I feel my face smushed up against something soft, a thumping pounds against my scull and I groan quietly and try to lift my heavy head. My body begins to register pain and I hold my movements-my back burning. With the burning there's a cooling and wet sensations covering my back. I open my eyes and look around, careful not to move too much. My shirt and bra is gone, a gown with a open back now covers me.

I prop up on my elbows and groan, I'm in Sonia back room, on a doctor office plastic bed. For a minute I think I'm alone but I turn my head and see Martin slumped down in a chair. His hand holds his tilted head while his elbow is propped on the arm rest. His usual intense and hard face is calm and soft with sleep. Even in my painful state I can't help but stare and feel calm looking at him. His mouth is hung open slightly and his head is slowly slipping from his hand.

I smile and look away, I turn my head to see gauze covering my back, a clear cream coating the burns. I