(Aaliyah’s POV) The air outside felt so freeing, so… so crisp and refreshing. I guess in retrospect, one never knew what they had until they lost it, because I had kind of taken it for granted. It really felt good to be outside, and the weather was just perfect, cool, yet warm enough that I didn’t shiver in my oversized sweater. The scent of fresh flowers from the hospital’s garden mingled with the sterile scent of antiseptic that had clung to me since the moment I woke up here, but I was pretty sure that that smell was stuck in my nose and wasn’t leaving anytime soon. I inhaled deeply, reveling in the fact that I could finally leave. That’s right, after almost a week in this godforsaken space, I have finally been cleared to go home. The past few days had been a blur of bedrest