THALIA
The floor was unusually quiet. It was almost suspicious, but no one in the nurse’s station questioned it. Mostly, it was because of that belief that you’d just jinx it if you questioned the silence. I did that once and regretted it almost immediately. Whether it was a total coincidence or just awful luck, I don’t want to try it out today.
We still have a lot to do, but at least nothing major has happened… yet. The patients and their guardians weren’t as demanding today, either. It felt like a small miracle, and I clung to it with quiet gratitude.
Still, the silence made everything that occurred last time easier to creep back into my mind.
Going back home after everything that happened in Mira’s birth pack hadn’t been easy. Mira chose to stay behind to help with the funeral, an
