Chapter 26
Jess blinked his eyes open and let out a deep sigh. He was surprised to see Elizabeth and Sal next to Ali. All three were hovering over him with worried expressions.
“Jess! Are you all right?” Ali asked, grabbing his hand tightly. “I was so worried about you.”
“What?” Jess managed to say. His head felt fuzzy and his body ached all over.
“You’ve been sitting there without moving for b****y ages,” Elizabeth said. “We were starting to wonder if you were ever going to recover. What happened?”
“I… it… the… what…”
Jess stopped, unable to focus his thoughts. Tears started to flow down Ali’s face. She was a picture of misery. Jess concentrated hard, focusing on the words he needed.
“OK… I’m OK. Just… just struggling to… to think clearly. A minute. Give… a minute.”
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