CHAPTER 25: An audience with Richard

MILES:

After the intense workout that left Meredith glaring at me, we parted ways, with her going to handle a meeting with Steele while I went to see Dr. Grenada at the hospital. I needed to voice my concerns about the changes I'd been noticing in myself since the surgery. The things I once enjoyed – food, lifestyle, emotions – had shifted. Furthermore, I had to relay the recurring vision that had been plaguing me.

We carried out a brief examination, and she assured me it was just a side effect of the heart transplant, and I was fine. It was a relief as I couldn't afford any complications of needing a new heart. Finding this one was difficult enough. But why that dream? Why that specific scenario? What didn't make sense was that I felt it. It looked and felt so real, and that face seemed oddly familiar. Another unsettling aspect was the guilt that arose whenever I had that vision.

Perhaps I was losing my grip on reality. What else was I supposed to make of everything happening? I ha