The hospital was a miserable haze of pain and fear. Finally facing the true extent or Lara's wounds... It was hard, but she's stubborn. She has always been stubborn. As was she in saying that it wasn't my fault, and that I shouldn't drown in guilt like I tend to do.
I did it anyway, but silently, when she was asleep.
I never left her side, knowing that if she would wake without me immediately visible, she'd go on a rampage. I would if I woke up without her.
I made a joke about it, that we would have to send out invitations to our wedding soon. She watched me with this blank stare, but I swear I saw her mouth twitch.
Progress.
The only thing that had felt better than leaving the hospital was seeing Yamatai shrink slowly on the horizon. Lara agreed.
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