When I came back, Theo was on his way to greet me from the house. He waved. I gave him a questioning look and he nodded his head. She was awake. My feet began to uncontrollably walk faster to the front door and I slammed the door to her room open. I heard them talking about chiefs and her reaction made me feel unsteady. I looked towards her as everyone was leaving the room. The scuffing of their feet on the old wooden floor stopped after a while as the door silently clacked after the last leaving member of the village's council. It was just her and me. Just her, the fragile creature lying on the bed, not being able to move. My heart started being faster as it dawned on me. I gulped and tried to act all confident, dragging my chair to her bed.
When she was saying her name, her voice tr
