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The nurses and physiotherapist moved around me, their hands careful but firm as they lifted me into the wheelchair. It was the most frustrating thing I'd ever experienced. My limbs felt like dead weight, my body unrecognizable.

I gritted my teeth as they adjusted the supports, keeping me steady. Every small movement sent little tremors through my weak muscles.

At least I was moving them. Slowly.

"We'll start with some basic functions," one of the therapists said, offering me a cup of water with a straw. "Swallowing first. Small sips."

I did as instructed, the water feeling strange and thick in my throat. My body didn't quite remember how to do something so simple, and it took all my focus not to choke.

The doctor stood nearby, watching with an approving nod. "Your breathing is improving as well. If things continue at this rate, we can start weaning you off the ventilator by the end of the week."

I nodded slightly, my eyes dropping to my lap. My fingers twitched against the blanket draped over my legs.

My body wasn't mine.

My arms were too thin, my skin too pale. I hadn't dared to look

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afraid of what

lifted my arms today.

much. But it

A win.

when the doors to

Loud voices. Quick footsteps.

startled me, and as much as it hurt, I turned my head toward

Josh.

entrance, breathing fast, his eyes darting

I remember him, exactly like my dreams or memories or whatever they

barely felt it. His chest was rising and falling in sharp, uneven breaths, his entire

His whole face changed.

him-tried to do something to let him know I was here, that I was awake and I was me-but

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to me in seconds, dropping to his knees, his hands cupping my face like he needed to feel me

against my forehead, warm and desperate, his breath

something, his voice too low and fast for me to make sense of. Words that tangled together, half-choked

had placed beside me. She handed it over, and

dropped to the words,

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