51 More to that dream

After being given the permission to go see Vladimir, she walked inside the room to meet him. His eyes were fixed on her as she approached him. “Vladimir,” She called his name as she neared him. Her eyes watered with tears as she touched his face. “You survived,” she said. “Thank God nothing happened to you.” “I am not staying in this hospital for another night.” He attempted to sit up and she placed a pillow on his back to give him support. “The doctors insisted that you spend at least one week here for your proper healing,” she conveyed. “I’ll survive this. I’m not going to die,” he asserted. Her gaze shifted to his shoulder, observing the wound now securely bandaged. “I know but you still need to spend one week here. You can’t just go home,” she said. “I’ll be leaving in two hours,” he stated. “Both of us,” he added. “But—” When he narrowed his eyes at her she kept her mouth shut and nodded her head. “I still need to call Olivia and explain everything that happened to her