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"See you tomorrow," Grady called to Rachel as he wheeled me away.
The thought of coming back tomorrow made everything ache that much more. I could barely raise my hands from the armrests of the wheelchair.
"You did awesome."
"You were watching me?" A nervous feeling settled in my stomach.
"I got back a few minutes early. I saw you killing it through the window."
"I don't know about killing it, but thanks."
When we got off the elevator to my floor, I felt a pang of disappointment. Once I reached my room, Grady would be gone, and the all-consuming silence would flood back.
"So, I'll pick you up tonight around eleven if you're still down with being my wing girl?"
"You were serious?"
"I would never joke about the Daytona 500."
I laughed again.
"You're back. Just in time. Lunch just arrived." Janice spotted us coming into the patient area.
"Oh, yay," I mumbled under my breath. I wasn’t overly excited about the hospital food.
Unexpectedly, Grady leaned down and whispered by my ear, "I'll bring you some Chinese tonight."
Janice bumped him out of the way. "Thank you, Grady. I'll take her from here."
I glanced back as she wheeled me toward my room and Grady mouthed "tonight" with a question mark in the air. I smiled and gave him a quick nod. Janice turned me into my room, and another day of talk shows plagued me once again.
