Back in New York, Emily's life has settled into a routine that feels both familiar and foreign. The city is awakening with the colours and warmth of spring in May. The sun lingers longer in the sky, casting a golden hue over the streets, while the trees in Central Park are adorned with fresh green leaves. The weather is beautiful, almost mocking the storm of emotions that Emily has been navigating.
Alex has been transferred to one of the best hospitals in New York, a place renowned for its cutting-edge technology and world-class specialists. Despite the change in environment and the top-notch care he's receiving, Alex remains in his vegetative state. The doctors offer little hope, their words tinged with the clinical detachment that Emily has come to dread. Every visit to the hospital is a painful reminder of the man who once was, now lying still, caught in a limbo between life and death.