OLIVIA
“I know. A bet is a bet,” I said to him.
Noah’s mood shifted after that, and it was obvious in everything he did.
From that moment on, he seemed lighter, almost as if a weight had been lifted off his shoulders, and he carried that quiet confidence with him throughout the rest of the day.
He became noticeably more cooperative with his treatment. He followed every instruction without question and adjusted himself with quiet precision, as if he understood exactly what his body needed in order to recover.
Even the nurses and his attending physician noticed the change and commented on it during their rounds.
That afternoon, when the doctor came in to check on him, Noah’s fever had finally gone down.
“How are you feeling today?” the doctor asked as he reviewed the
