Chapter 54

There is no wait, which a good thing. After having the scans, we go straight back to the same doctor, sitting, waiting while he looks through the images. I feel like everything will be fine. People come out of car accidents worse. I walked away.

“Let’s start with the CT scan. There are signs of swelling on the brain. It seems to be going down though. You’re lucky. The swelling is still big. It was clearly bigger when you crashed. How you managed to walk away is amazing.” He looks at us and glances back to the screen. “X-rays show that you have fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and a lot of internal bruising. I want to suck the additional air out around the lung. To do this, it involves a needle, but if left, it can get worse.”

I nod, having no objection to that.

“The ribs will heal in one to two months. I want you back in a few days to check the swelling is still going down as well. Your heart stopped. Hence you had woken up not in your body, which in itself can