Chapter 21
Angie woke up slowly and glanced at the clock. It was just after 1:00 in the afternoon. She’d woken up earlier that morning to get breakfast but had crawled back in bed after only a few bites. Her stomach was still sore, and she was still weak, but she was getting better.
There was a knock at her room and she looked up. Marcus was standing there, looking concerned.
“How are you feeling today?” he asked.
“Fine, just like I was last night when they cleared me to leave,” she told him with a raised eyebrow. “They did clear me to leave. Just because you think I should stay in the hospital until I’m old and decrepit doesn’t mean that I have to.”
“I know, I know,” he said. Marcus walked into his room and sat down on the edge of the bed. “I just worry about you. I want to
