ARIA'S POV
After what felt like forever, the doctor left, leaving me alone with Kane again.
I didn’t know which felt heavier...the silence in the room, or the dull throbbing in my chest. My head still pulsed like there was a war inside it, but it wasn’t just the injury. Something deeper was bruised, and no scan could show it.
Kane didn’t look at me. He remained standing by the window, hands in his pockets, as if the glass held all the answers I couldn’t ask out loud.
"The doctor said I could be discharged in an hour.." I said, quietly. "When… when my brain settles or whatever."
He gave a small nod but didn’t turn.
I hated this silence. I hated how familiar it was... i hated that I had so many questions, so many things to say but no idea how to start.
"How long was I passed out?" I a
