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The nurses and physiotherapist moved around me, their hands careful but firm as they liftedinto the
wheelchair. It was the most frustrating thing I'd ever experienced. My limbs felt like dead weight, my body
unrecognizable.
| gritted my teeth as they adjusted the supports, keepingsteady. Every small movement sent little tremors
through my weak muscles.
At least | was moving them. Slowly.
"We'll start with sbasic functions," one of the therapists said, offeringa cup of water with a straw.
"Swallowing first. Small sips."
| did as instructed, the water feeling strange and thick in my throat. My body didn't quite remember how to do
something so simple, and it took all my focus not to choke.
The doctor stood nearby, watching with an approving nod. "Your breathing is improving as well. If things continue
at this rate, we can start weaning you off the ventilator by the end of the week."
| nodded slightly, my eyes dropping to my lap. My fingers twitched against the blanket draped over my legs.
My body wasn't mine.
My arms were too thin, my skin too pale. | hadn't dared to look
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in a mirror yet, afraid of what I'd see staring back.
But I'd lifted my arms today. All the way above my head.
It wasn't much. But it was something.
A win.
| was still focusing on the small victory when the doors to my private room burst open.
Loud voices. Quick footsteps.
The sudden noise startled me, and as much as it hurt, | turned my head toward the commotion.
Josh.
He was standing in the entrance, breathing fast, his eyes darting across the room until they landed on me.
He looked the sas | remember him, exactly like my dreams or memories or whatever they were... He was
here and this was real.
A security guard was grabbing at his arm, but he shrugged him off like he barely felt it. His chest was rising and
falling in sharp, uneven breaths, his entire body tense. And then his eyes met mine.
His whole face changed.
| tried to smile at him-tried to do something to let him know | was here, that | was awake and | was me-but
before.l could, I saw the tears fall.
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Josh was next toin seconds, dropping to his knees, his hands cupping my face like he needed to feelto
believe | was real.
His lips pressed against my forehead, warm and desperate, his breath shaking against my skin.
He was muttering something, his voice too low and fast forto make sense of. Words that tangled together,
half-choked and frantic.
| reached for the board the physiotherapist had placed beside me. She handed it over, and with shaky fingers, |
scribbled out the only thing I could think to say "Hi, babe."
Josh's eyes dropped to the words, his breath catching.
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