DUE PUNISHEMENT

A/N: This chapter is dedicated to Bdubz_G. Hi Bdubz_G, thanks for the golden ticket.

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Morning arrived quietly, bringing soft golden light filtering through the hospital window.

Harlow stirred, her lashes fluttering before she finally woke. A deep yawn escaped her lips as she stretched, her muscles still sore from yesterday's chaos. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes with the back of her hand, blinking as she took in her surroundings.

She was a ward, alone. She had no idea when she slept off last night. One moment she had eaten with Alanis and the next, she had rested on his shoulders telling herself she would close her eyes a little and wake up once the doctors were done.

Her stomach twisted. Yesterday had been a nightmare, and she hated that she had passed out so easily. For the first time in a long while, she had slept like the dead.