Chapter 38: Mess Hall

Navigating the stairs was a practice in hiding her pain. Alex clenched her teeth together every time she had to lift her leg. Not that she was putting much weight on it but lifting it from one step to the next pulled on muscles that were not happy in the slightest. She knew Dr. Hennessey was watching her every move. She also knew she was not concealing her discomfort from him very well, but if he wasn't going to say anything she wasn't going to stop.