I'm so anxious to hear what you have though so far.

May's eyes open slowly, when the annoying beeping gets louder and louder. Quickly realizing she isn't in her bunker in the Bus, but in Bahrain. Qiaohui's unknown basement, which is more like a underground hospital and surgery floor.

Her friend is asleep in a chair next to the bed. She clears her throat and Qiaohui's eyes open. She didn't mean to wake her. "Sorry."

Woman is fast on her feet checking the monitors next to her. May observes her friend's face and tries to read her, but with no succeess. "Tell me."

Qiaohui stops in her tracks and meet her the deed brown reddish eyes.

"How long?" May's voice is just above a whisper and Qiaohui sits on the edge of her bed. "I'm just going to give you the facts that I do know." She nods slowly for her to continue. "Last time you were here-"

"You told me I had infection in my heart. You told me to rest and gave me medication." May says now thinking back to it.

"Yes." She pauses. "Have you rested at all? Slept?" She sounds like annoyed teacher who's student hasn't done it's homework.

May furrows her eyebrows at her. "It's been really hectic in the S.H.I.E.L.D. You should know. You treat our people." She mocks her. They have always been this close. Like sisters.

"This is serious, Melinda." Qiaohui says with a low voice and May rolls her eyes. Hating everything the moment her prediction came true. "Well. It's obvious I'm not getting better so...How long do I have?" She asks, while staring to space.

There's no way Qiaohui can win this game with her. "Weeks if you are continuing the way you are. How many attacks have you had?"

She tries to keep her mind off of the timeline, but May's blown away with it. Weeks. "Two mild and three stronger ones- Weeks?" She asks astonished. So she's not able to go back?

"But it may not come to that. If you let me help you." Her friend says fast.

"Let me do the heart surgery." They look at each other, but each won't say a word. And she eventually looks down at her hands. Thinking of possibilities she could have rested if she really wanted to. She could have made Trip fly the bus for few nights.

"Surgery?" She glances at her friend after a moment of silence. "Isn't it dangerous given the fact I still have the infection in my heart?"

Qiaohui sighs relieved over the fact Melinda now understands how serious this is. She couldn't explain the necessary of resting and sleeping to her the last time she was here due to an emergency. She had just given her emergency pain and breathing relief. "You should have called me after the first one."

"I couldn't breathe. Pressure in my chest hurt like hell. I had to use the medicine you gave me." May says quickly, but her friends stares her down.

"You should have called me, Melinda." Qiaohui states firmly. "Do you have any idea how serious it could've been if you didn't have the medication?!"

"I know, but you are still gonna tell me." May mumbles and her friend gives her a death glare, making her smirk like she won. It's funny seeing her like this. It wasn't often she was so pissed off at her.

"You could have had a heart attack! Or worse a stroke!" She raises her voice at her, making May blink, before answering. "But I didn't."

The room get silent and Qiaohui looks at her chart. "You need to stay."

May looks up in the ceiling. Here she is and there's nothing she can do for herself anymore. Now it's up to her friend to fix her. She trusts her, but she doesn't trust her own heart. And how is she going to explain to Phil that she isn't coming back. She promised she'd always look after him. The moment he became the new Director she promised to stand by him.

What do you think she'll do? Will she stay?