18:00 hours, Austin was done with his second set of chores around the farm and from having a fresh bath, he walked out of his bedroom and went to check on how Elania was doing. The door was slightly open and letting himself in with a soft knock, he found her comfortably lying back, looking out through the window at the sparkly night sky; as on the bedside was an empty glass in an empty bowl and a small bottle of pills.
“Hey?” he said and Elania looked at him.
“H E L L O,” she responded.
“Can I join ya?”
“S U R E,” she said and Austin, hair wet and looking nice and fresh, sat down on the bed next to her.
“How ya feelin'?”
“I T – S T I L L – H U R T S. E S P E C I A L L Y – W H E N – I – M O V E.”
“Maybe I can take a look? See what’s goin' on,” he said and Elania nodded. “Alright.” S
