“Hi, Carol,” He came to view as Carol stood to give him a brief hug then she pulled back dramatically. “Hope I didn’t just mess with your arm?”

Jeremy said something about being okay. He was smiling, they were exchanging words, but I was finding it hard to breath properly. I could still feel the brush of his fingers around my neck. I swallowed.

Then Carol said “You are healing just fine, see how good you look.”

Jeremy looked my way even though it was Carol who spoke. “Yeah? You ...