Chapter 452

After Grace left, I slept through the night again. The next morning, Natalie arrived at the hospital carrying two insulated food containers. "Mr. Wright, this is chicken soup. And this is a nutritious meal I prepared. "The hospital's meals are decent but rather bland. I studied a few recipe books and consulted with the doctor. These are all things you can eat," she said while setting everything out on the table. "What about Alfie's meal?" I asked. Alfie had shielded me with his entire body when we were escaping the blast zone. I lost consciousness knowing he hadn't escaped the explosion, either. At the time, the distance between Travis and me was only about 150 feet. If the bomb had a powerful blast radius, it could easily affect those nearby. Natalie sighed. "Chuck took Alfie's meal to him. You've both been through so much. Luckily, the officers said the blast radius was similar to that of a grenade, around 90 to 130 feet, which spared Alfie from being injured by the explosio