Chapter 4. Him

I've always hated hospitals, there were too many wandering spirits. The emergency doctor told me, that I could leave the next day or the day after. It would all depend on the assessment of the psychiatrist, that I'd be meeting in the next few hours.

"But I don't have money to pay for all of this? Maybe I should leave now? I'm good, I'll think of something." I was seriously nervous about the hospital bill.

"Ms. Patterson, the nurse will later give you a form for the abused victim shelter, we have a connection with a nonprofit organization that takes care of abused victims such as yourself. Look, you don't need to think about that for now. You're very lucky that you came to this hospital. We have very generous organizations that support special cases. So, please concentrate on getting better yeah?" he looked at me, while I finally relaxed.

I was still hoping that I could leave right away, not just because of the expenses but I was also worried about spending the