End of the Road

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Chris rested her head against the cool surface of the bath. Her breath still came in shuddering gasps but she had stopped crying for now.

She was scared and she was a little ashamed of this. She has some idea that she should be stronger, calmer about this. She realizes it's irrational, she wouldn't expect this of someone else - at least she hopes she wouldn't - but she does want it from herself.

She remembers earlier, when she thought her mom was here and now she wishes she were here. She wanted her right now more than anyone in the world and it wasn't fair that Saunders was here but her mom wasn't. I miss her so much. I wish she were here.

Chris closed her eyes, sighing.

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He nods, his smile a little more genuine now. "Yeah, I do. Thank you for your help, Nita."

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Ryan steps out into the hall after checking on Elaine. It's a short distance from her room to Chris' and he sees Nita talking to Jack outside.

Ryan passes Nita as he walks over. "What's going on?"

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Jack looks up at Ryan, his face impassive. "Nita was just treating some of Chris' symptoms."

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Ryan nods. "Is she awake?"

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Jack nods. "Right now, yeah. She was going to try to get some sleep, though."

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Ryan doesn't say anything to this instead he walks over to the door and knocks. "Chris, it's me. Can I come in?"

He hears a muffled "yes" and opens the door, walks inside and closes it behind him.