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Inside the ward,
Claire shook the hazy veil of slumber, feeling a throbbing pain in her left hand.
A nurse was massaging her wrist which was swollen from the needle. The nurse smiled before she pointed to her side.
"You are lucky to have a brother like him, ma'am. He has not left your side ever since we admitted you to this ward."
An appreciative smile made its way on Claire's lips as she cast her gaze towards her left. Scott was snoring with his head on the edge of the bed while holding her hand. How badly she wished to stroke his hair.
"Ah!" Claire winced in pain as the nurse applied too much pressure on her hand.
It jerked Scott awake. He hastily got up and snatched her hand out the nurses hold as he threw spears of indignation at her.
"What the hell are you trying to
