[PRESENT, IVY TANNER]
Ivy Tanner woke up to murmurs in the hospital room. Only small light shimmered through the hospital curtain. Sitting up, she asked, "what is with the whisper?" Pain and discomfort shot through her body. How long had she been sleeping? Why did she feel like a truck ran all over her body?
Instantly, Marina appeared beside her. "Cecil, the lights," Marina said and went on, "Ivy, if you wanted a vacation, you would have said."
"Uh?" Ivy let out a small yelp. Holding onto Marina's hand for support. "Why am I in pain?"
"Apparently, those morons didn't give you painkillers. What are you doing here if they haven't given you painkillers?" Marina asked in disbelief.
Ivy could hear the sadness in her tone, she said softly, "hey, I am okay, no need to be sad about the painkillers, see, the pain is all gone." Ivy tried to straighten only to stop with a wince.
Cecil smiled, and moved to her, "Marina is taking all this to a new level, Ivy why are you acting like a baby?"
