Vivian

“Blood pressure is good. Respiratory rate is normal.”

My whole body felt like I was stuffed in a pillow. Everything was muffled. Sound. Sensation. But I could hear a voice in the distance.

“She’ll be fine.” The voice was soft and caring. I knew that voice. It was too far away to place.

“Then why isn’t she awake?”

I felt a sigh ripple through me at the sound of the second voice. Deep and soothing, it filled me with a sense of ...