Robert agreed.
Emily decided to live with her mother temporarily.
And I thought about her every single day.
The feeling I had experienced at first sight hadn’t disappeared. But I understood that Emily first needed to recover and build her life freely.On the day she was discharged, I said goodbye to her as her doctor.
“I hope you never have to experience days this difficult again.”
She smiled.
“And I hope I’ll see you again someday. This time, not as a patient.”
I smiled, too.
Three months later, when