"You don't hav-"

"Five days."

Two doctors walk into Rachel's room and a third stops to speak to Aaron.

"Uh-Harry. The doctors are here. Can I call you back?"

"No, there's no need. I want you to be with your sister and family. If you need to chat to get anything off your chest then you can call me but otherwise just keep me updated through text."

"Thanks H."

"Take care Hailey."

"Bye."

I end the call and place my phone in my pocket. I walk over to Aaron.

"What did they say to you?"

"Her mobility is severely weak. She can speak to us which is a good sign. Her memory is in tact and all her internals are looking good which are stoked about. However, she couldn't move her hands when she woke up and that's expected but that could be more permanent which is what they are worried about."

"Her head injuries aren't bad that's such a relief. She can hear and respond to us so that's also incredible. So what you're saying is, they're worried she's lost mobility in her body?"

Aaron nods.

"The docs are going to get her to eat solids today instead of receiving fluids through the drip and that's when we will see if she can feed herself. Arm movement is the first thing we have to analyse. The next of course is walking but she's still too weak to try that just yet."

I point to the door. "Should we go in?"

I watch Aaron pause and stare straight at the door. It's like he's scared to go in.

"Az, you alright?"

He takes a deep breath in before exhaling. "I'm scared."

I reach out for his hand and give it a gentle squeeze. "We all are but we are going to be strong. For Rach."

He nods his head. "She's scared too. I could see the sadness in her eyes and it wasn't just from mourning Beth."

Tyde reaches out to me and Aaron bends down to get to my level as he passes Tyde over to me. "Hey little man" I bounce him lightly in my arms." I look from Tyde, to Aaron. "Let's go inside."

When we enter the room, Rachel looks over at us for a brief moment before looking back at Tori who is telling her about her boyfriend of the week at school.

"So when Steven pushed Daniel off the chair I told him that was rude to do. I helped Daniel up and he told me he loved me. I said to him my daddy won't let me get married until I'm 30 but he said he will wait until I turn 30 so we can have our wedding."

Rachel smiles at Tori. "What colour hair does Daniel have? Have I seen him before?"

"He has blonde hair. You were talking to his mummy at my party."

Rachel closes her eyes for a moment and slowly nods her head.

"Can I have a hold of my handsome boy?"

"You sure we will both fit on the bed I might squash you?"

Rachel laughs. "Not you, you idiot." Her hands flicker at her sides and she lets out a quiet whimper. Her eyes close and she squints as she tries to move her hands again. She raises them about fifteen centimetres before they fall back down by her side and she lets out a huff in defeat. She looks left to right at her hands. "What the hell is wrong with me? Why can't I raise my hands?" She tries again.

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