chapter 43

Elijah Smith...

I turned the lights on and looked at the closed door of the bathroom. The fact that I couldn't listen or see what was happening in the bathroom bothered me.

I glanced at the third door in my room, wondering if I should go in and check on Ella through the cameras.

The one thing that was stopping me was the conversation I had with Doctor Morgan.

After the old man did his check up on my wife, most of what he said was positive. He advised that she should rest and take more fluids, and he also advised me to take good care of my wife.

But most of all, his comment on her scars were what kept popping in to my head the rest of the day.

"If I may add a few things about your wife..." Doctor Morgan had commented after he gave me a clear report of my wife's condition. "Is the scar on her neck a reason why she doesn't speak?"

His question was raised after finding out that my wife was a mute.

"It could be." Was the reply I chose to give the old man.

Doctor Morgan went deep in his