Ella Adams found a hospital relatively near the airport, registered for an emergency check-up, and had a simple examination. When the doctor told her it was just a cold and a high fever, and there was nothing seriously wrong, Ella finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Hospitals are always busy; after the doctor hung an intravenous drip for Elijah Smith, he hurriedly instructed Ella to press the service bell when it was almost done and then rushed off to another hospital.
There was a sudden quiet in the infirmary. Ella Adams sat in a chair by the window, staring at the patients below, lounging in the hospital garden for a while, and then turned her head to see Elijah Smith, who was lying on the bed receiving the intravenous drip, looking very tranquil.
Now that he was sound asleep, Ella Adams felt she could finally take a good look at him.
Some specks of sunlight filtered into the infirmary, falling gently on his face, making the dark circles under his eyes seem even more obvious.