Samantha's whimpering reduced till it stopped totally.

'You are really incredible, do you know that?' I asked, filled with genuine admiration for her

'How so?' she asked wiping her eyes, and sneezing into the handkerchief I pulled from my bed drawer and gave to her.

'You were suffering such pain and you gave nobody any indication of what you had been through? You went about smiling and trying to make me feel happy and well', I said.

'But you are also, incredible', she said smiling at me ...