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Cass woke up sometime later. She sat up slowly and blinked her eyes. She looked around the loft. It was dark except for a small light under one of the doors. She saw her basket underneath a table nearby filled with the items she had asked Mark to get for her. She noticed a small piece of paper taped to the floor next to a small bell. She leaned over and picked up the paper.
Cass,
Be careful of that ankle, it looks bad. I'll wrap it with an ace bandage in the morning for you. If you need anything just rang the bell and I'll help you.
Mark
Cass smiled at the note and the thoughtfulness of Mark. This one note, and the other things he had done for her, made her realized why Mark had done his documentary, Today 4 U: Proof Positive. He was just a kind and caring person. Cass secretly hoped that she wouldn't have to stay long. As much as the others and Mark intrigued her, she didn't want to be in the way of anything or be a bother. Cass's stomach growled and she realized she hadn't eaten since she was at the Life Café. She looked around for a clock, but seeing none she decided that she would just hobble to the cupboard and hopes that she didn't make too much noise and found something to grab quickly.
Cass swung her legs slowly over the couch so she could prepare to stand. She stood slowly up on her left leg. She was carefully to leave her right foot off the ground, but close to it, just incase she stumbled. She then began to hop across the loft. She came close to falling a few times, but was able to catch herself. Unknown to her, Mark had gotten up to check to see how she was doing, was standing in the door frame of his room watching her. He was amazed at how well she was hopping. She was almost to the safety of the kitchen counter when she almost fell back. Mark seeing this quickly ran, and caught her before she hit the ground. She breathed a sigh of relief when he caught her.
"Thank you" She whispered as Mark laid her slowly to the floor.
"It's ok. Why didn't you ring the bell I left you? I would have come."
She turned her head away from him and let her tears roll down her cheek to the floor. She began to sob softly, so he just rubbed her back gently for a few minutes. "You'll be fine. Here let's get you back on the couch. With this he gently places an arm behind her knees and the other arm behind her back, and places her back on the couch. "So what do you want to eat?" He asked while going to get the ace bandage for her ankle. She just shook her head, and buried herself deeper into the sofa as much as possible. He comes back and gently wraps her ankle up. He proceeds to rub her back. "I know you're hungry. Come on let me fix you something." He says with a smile. Mark gets up, but when he looks up he sees Roger standing in the door frame of his room with a pair of crutches in his hand. Mark gives him a look as he walks towards his friend. "What's this?"
Roger hands him the crutches. "Crutches, I have from a while ago. I never got rid of them. She seems to be hurting and this may help her when you aren't around." Mark put a hand on Roger's shoulder "Thanks" he said with a smile.