LXVII

"You would have to use crutches for the main time?" Kieran asked stunned. She said it so casually it actually shocked him. Why would she say it like it is something someone should be used to?

"Yes but maybe a week or two"

"Why do you say it so casually?" he asked back unable to hide his shock.

"Because it is not the first time. I have used it once before"

"Ohh" he exclaimed. He was not comfortable with her familiarity with the crutches but what could he say?

She explained to him that the doctor asked her to have a meal and then asked the nurses to give her injections and then when the effect wore off she could go home. He had asked countless times if it was okay for her to just go home like that and she had assured him. His face gave him away that he was not convinced but he had no choice but to accept because she insisted.

"What do I tell your mom?" she asked sleepily.

The injection given to her was to make her dizzy and then fall asleep after a while. She was concerned about