A few days later...

Clarice was sitting on a wooden chair outside the house, under the shade of a tree sheltered from sunlight. Today is her 28th birthday, and she prefers to celebrate her birthday out in the open, basking in the sunshine and admiring the beauty of nature around her.

She looked heavenward. The blue sky was mesmerizing to watch. She longed to visit the beach or the lake and frolicked in the water for hours. But she can't swim in the lake because of her condition.

She looked ...