Alex revealed to Tanya that she had passed out along the way and had been unconscious for nearly three days. The doctor had given her a blood transfusion to recover some of the blood lost; he assumed it was caused by the severe gashes in her leg, and neither Alex nor Tanya bothered to tell him otherwise. The doctor was, however, somewhat doubtful about the bizarre bite mark on her throat. Tanya had insisted she was bit by an animal during an afternoon hike and had fallen an embankment, but he seemed unconvinced. They ran a few tests to ensure she was not infected with any diseases from the bite, and all the results were clear.
Tanya was just grateful that they released her. She detested hospitals almost as much as she hated gym class in school. When she exited the hospital room, donning h
