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ROMAN
Hearing rustling sounds in my room, I opened my eyes to find Joe clearing off my tray. Brynn had done it again, taking off without saying anything to me. And I couldn’t ask Joe anything about her, or he was going to get super suspicious of me.
“Morning,” I said with a crackly voice as I used the button to move the top of my bed to a sitting position.
“There he is,” Joe said with a smile. “Your delicious breakfast is on the way. And guess what?”
“What?”
“You’re getting your crutches today.”
“Does that mean I can get out of here today too?” I had high hopes of getting to go home.
When he grimaced, I knew what the answer was going to be. “Well, no. I don’t think so anyway. You have the physical therapy to do today, and it’s scheduled for tomorrow too.”
“Can I just come in fo
